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.
JOHN ORTBERGThe greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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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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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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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.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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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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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.
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