Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
JOHN ORTBERGFailure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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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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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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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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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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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.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
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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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