Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
JOHN ORTBERGToo often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The church is in the hope business.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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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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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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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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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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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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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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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.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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