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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.

John Ortberg

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
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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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 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
What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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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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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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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 decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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Choice Comfortable Decision Growth Life Risk Value
God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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Country Faith God Greatness History Record Worship
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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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
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
$John Ortberg Quote - You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.$

You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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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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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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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
Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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