True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
JOHN ORTBERGOne of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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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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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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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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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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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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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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