God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
JOHN ORTBERGOne of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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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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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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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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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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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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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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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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