What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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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.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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