Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
JOHN ORTBERGTo become truly free, you must surrender.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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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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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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The church is in the hope business.
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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