John Ortberg on position
John Ortberg129 quotes“Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.”
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg 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 OrtbergJohn Ortberg God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg 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 OrtbergJohn Ortberg sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position.
Charles R. SwindollCharles R. Swindoll Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.
John C. MaxwellJohn C. Maxwell I was not in the race to become a chief minister. I had never thought about it.
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John C. MaxwellJohn C. Maxwell Any man who puts you in a position to lose you, will never be worthy of your energy, leave him.
R. H. SinR. H. Sin Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I put the good playing and game first, and money, prizes are secondary.
PV SindhuPV Sindhu For any party or alliance, it is imperative to get at least 272 Lok Sabha seats to claim the PM’s post.
Yogi AdityanathYogi Adityanath
