Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
JOHN ORTBERGThe 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!
More John Ortberg Quotes
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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Make your life about something bigger than 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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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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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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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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The church is in the hope business.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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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.
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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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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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