I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
JOHN ORTBERGI 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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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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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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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.
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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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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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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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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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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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