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.
JOHN ORTBERGYou must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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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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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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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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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
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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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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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