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.
JOHN ORTBERGFor the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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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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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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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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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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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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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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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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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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