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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.

John Ortberg

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
To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Freedom Surrender True
Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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Bad Death God Myself Need Worth
Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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Patience Time Transformation Wait Yourself
As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing
If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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Beginning God Learning Love People Serious World
It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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Better Embrace Faith Fantasy Pain Reality
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
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
Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you 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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