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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.

John Ortberg

Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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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
Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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God Greatness Life Moments Replacement Yourself
Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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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
Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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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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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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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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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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