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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.

John Ortberg

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
We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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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
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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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
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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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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Devotion Life Main Measurement Simplicity
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 most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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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