Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
JOHN ORTBERGTrue love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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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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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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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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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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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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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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