Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
JOHN ORTBERGIf we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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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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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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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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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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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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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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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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