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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.

John Ortberg

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
Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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Patience Time Transformation Wait Yourself
Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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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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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Expectation God Trust
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True
God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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Active Confidence Expectation God Pain
The church is in the hope business.
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