Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
JOHN ORTBERGSloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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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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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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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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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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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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The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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