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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.

John Ortberg

A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question
Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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Beginning God Learning Love People Serious World
Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Discipline People Reason Right
The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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Failure Mission Need

Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.

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