For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
JOHN ORTBERGGod is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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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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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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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 tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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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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