What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
JOHN ORTBERGGoing in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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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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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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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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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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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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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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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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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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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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