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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.

John Ortberg

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
You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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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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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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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
The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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God Healing Holy Planning Refreshment Spirit
Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Discipline People Reason Right
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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Patience Time Transformation Wait Yourself
The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.

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