I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
JOHN ORTBERGGod is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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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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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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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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The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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