God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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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 sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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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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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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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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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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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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