Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
JOHN ORTBERGThe only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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The church is in the hope business.
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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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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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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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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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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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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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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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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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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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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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