What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
JOHN ORTBERGWe may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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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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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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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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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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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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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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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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