In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
JOHN ORTBERGThe only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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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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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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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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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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