Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
JOHN ORTBERGGod wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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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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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
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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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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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