You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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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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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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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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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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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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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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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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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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.
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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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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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