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

John Ortberg

God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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Beginning God Learning Love People Serious World
Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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Appliance God Yourself
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
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
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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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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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
Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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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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