Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
JOHN ORTBERG
JOHN ORTBERG
John Ortberg
John Ortberg129 quotes“Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.”
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John OrtbergJohn Ortberg Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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John OrtbergJohn Ortberg 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.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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John OrtbergJohn Ortberg To become truly free, you must surrender.
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg 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!
John OrtbergJohn Ortberg The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
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