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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.

John Ortberg

There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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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
Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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Anand Thakur
We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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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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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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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness
Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
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
Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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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
Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World

God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.

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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.

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