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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.

John Ortberg

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
We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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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
We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
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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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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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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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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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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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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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World
As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.

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