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My friend Eugene has a black belt

Author
  • John Ortberg
Categories
  • Personal Development
Illiustration Categories (2)
  • Stories
  • Analogies
Keywords (9)
  • Transformation
  • Willpower
  • Training
  • Changing Habits
  • Preparation
Scripture (6)
  • Joshua 1:9
  • Nehemiah 4:6
  • Proverbs 24:16
  • Galatians 6:9
  • James 1:12
Date Added
  • Mar 21, 2025

My friend Eugene has a black belt in martial arts. During a sermon taping, I once held a block of wood as tightly as I could, right in front of my face, while Eugene did a 360-degree spin and splintered the wood with a roundhouse kick. I will never do that again. I did not know how fast a foot could move. I also believed that I would never be…

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