God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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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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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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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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.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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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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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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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 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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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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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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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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