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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.

John Ortberg

We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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Desire God Love Perfection Person Universe Work
I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.
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Bitter Hard Hate Judgmental People Spirituality Thinking
Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
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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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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
Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Discipline People Reason Right
Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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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 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
Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself

Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.

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