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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.

John Ortberg

Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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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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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
The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself
At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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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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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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The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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Choice Comfortable Decision Growth Life Risk Value
A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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Failure God Hear Mindset Reason Spirituality Suffering

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