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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.

John Ortberg

The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
JOHN ORTBERG

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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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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
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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Country Faith God Greatness History Record Worship
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
The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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Anand Thakur

Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.

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