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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.

John Ortberg

When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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
The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question
One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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Failure God Hear Mindset Reason Spirituality Suffering
The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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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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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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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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Better Faith God Himself Trust Try
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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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
Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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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

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