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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.

John Ortberg

The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness
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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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
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
Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.

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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.

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