Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
JOHN ORTBERGGod wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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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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I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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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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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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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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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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