What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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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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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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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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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 so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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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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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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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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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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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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