The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
JOHN ORTBERGGoing in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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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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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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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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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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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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