Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Anand Thakur
Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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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For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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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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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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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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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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