The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort…

John Ortberg
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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. ✨ John Ortberg, Stephen Sorenson, Amanda Sorenson (2003). If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat: A 6-session Journey on Learning to Trust God, p.32, Zondervan
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