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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.

John Ortberg

The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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Devotion Life Main Measurement Simplicity
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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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
Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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Choice Comfortable Decision Growth Life Risk Value
I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.
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Bitter Hard Hate Judgmental People Spirituality Thinking
I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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Appliance God Yourself
The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself

Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.

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