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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.

John Ortberg

Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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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
Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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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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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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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

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