God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
JOHN ORTBERGFor the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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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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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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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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A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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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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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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