Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
JOHN ORTBERGTo become truly free, you must surrender.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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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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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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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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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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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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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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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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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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