Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
JOHN ORTBERGOver and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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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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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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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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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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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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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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