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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.

John Ortberg

It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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Better Embrace Faith Fantasy Pain Reality
What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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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
Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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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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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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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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Failure Mission Need

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