If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
JOHN ORTBERGThe Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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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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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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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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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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