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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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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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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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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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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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For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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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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