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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.

John Ortberg

When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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Anand Thakur
God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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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
Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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Anand Thakur
The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Deep Hard Strike Yourself
sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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Anand Thakur
Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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Anand Thakur
Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World
Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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Better Faith God Himself Trust Try
The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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Anand Thakur
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 Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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God Healing Holy Planning Refreshment Spirit
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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Anand Thakur
The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Body Known Love
Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
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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Anand Thakur
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
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
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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Anand Thakur
The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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Anand Thakur
Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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Anand Thakur
Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
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
Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often

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 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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