The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
JOHN ORTBERGIf 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.
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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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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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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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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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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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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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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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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