One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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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!
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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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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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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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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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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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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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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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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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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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