God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
JOHN ORTBERGThere is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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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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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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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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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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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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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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I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.
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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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