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.
JOHN ORTBERGWhen preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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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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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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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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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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