Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
JOHN ORTBERGI’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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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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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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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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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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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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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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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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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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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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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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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 main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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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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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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