Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
JOHN ORTBERGTrue love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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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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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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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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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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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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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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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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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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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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