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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.

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
The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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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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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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Choice Comfortable Decision Growth Life Risk Value
There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Difference Friendship World
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
Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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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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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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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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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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