Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
JOHN ORTBERGThe primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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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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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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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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Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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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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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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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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