Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
JOHN ORTBERGHurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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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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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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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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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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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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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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