The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
JOHN ORTBERGThe character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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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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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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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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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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