Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
JOHN ORTBERGWe may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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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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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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The church is in the hope business.
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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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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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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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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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