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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.

John Ortberg

Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Fear God Obedience People Threat Trust
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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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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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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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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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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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
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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