Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
JOHN ORTBERGHurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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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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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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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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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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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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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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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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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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