Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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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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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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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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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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