Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
JOHN ORTBERGWe are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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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.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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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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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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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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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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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.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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