The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
JOHN ORTBERGThe Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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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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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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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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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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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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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.
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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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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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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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