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

John Ortberg

Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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Desire God Love Perfection Person Universe Work
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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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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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Fear God Obedience People Threat Trust
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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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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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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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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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
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
The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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