Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure…

John Ortberg
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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes. ✨ John Ortberg (2011). If You Want to Walk on Water Get Out of the Boat, p.19, ReadHowYouWant.com
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God is never a God of discouragement. When you have a discouraging spirit or train of thought in your mind, you can be sure it is not from God. He sometimes brings pain to his children-conviction ove … ▶
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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes. ✨ John Ortberg (2011). If You Want to Walk on Water Get Out of the Boat, p.19, ReadHowYouWant.com

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