Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
JOHN ORTBERGThe 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!
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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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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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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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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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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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 character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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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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