We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
JOHN ORTBERGWe are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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 ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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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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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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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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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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In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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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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