Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
JOHN ORTBERGYou can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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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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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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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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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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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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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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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 may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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