The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
JOHN ORTBERGGrace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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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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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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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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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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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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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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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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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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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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