Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
JOHN ORTBERGFor the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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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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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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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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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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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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