One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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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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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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Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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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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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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