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

John Ortberg

God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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Appliance God Yourself
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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God Himself Known Mysterious
Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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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
To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True
Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself
We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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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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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.

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