You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
JOHN ORTBERGGenuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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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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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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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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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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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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