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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.

John Ortberg

The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
JOHN ORTBERG

Fear God Obedience People Threat Trust
God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Expectation God Trust
A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
JOHN ORTBERG

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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing
True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Cure God Sin Vision
The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
JOHN ORTBERG

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