One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
JOHN ORTBERGDisciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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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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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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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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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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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 church is in the hope business.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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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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