The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
JOHN ORTBERGThe 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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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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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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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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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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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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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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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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