Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
JOHN ORTBERGDeath is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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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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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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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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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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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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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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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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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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