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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.

John Ortberg

The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
JOHN ORTBERG

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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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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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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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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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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
I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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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
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
Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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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
We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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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
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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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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God Greatness Life Moments Replacement Yourself
The church is in the hope business.
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Business Hope One Liner
Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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Bad Death God Myself Need Worth
The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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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

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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