Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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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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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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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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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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