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.
JOHN ORTBERGSloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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 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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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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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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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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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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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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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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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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The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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