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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.

John Ortberg

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
Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
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
Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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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
Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
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
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Difference Friendship World
For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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Average Dangerous Faith Greatness Ourselves Version Willing
Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness
We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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