God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
JOHN ORTBERGYou must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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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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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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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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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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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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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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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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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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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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