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

John Ortberg

God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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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
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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Better Embrace Faith Fantasy Pain Reality
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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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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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Body Known Love
We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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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 Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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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

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