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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.

John Ortberg

Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
JOHN ORTBERG

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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
JOHN ORTBERG

God Greatness Life Moments Replacement Yourself
Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
JOHN ORTBERG

Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
JOHN ORTBERG

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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
JOHN ORTBERG

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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
JOHN ORTBERG

Better Embrace Faith Fantasy Pain Reality
sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
JOHN ORTBERG

Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Failure Mission Need
When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
JOHN ORTBERG

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A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
JOHN ORTBERG

Employee Extrovert Himself Question
We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
JOHN ORTBERG

Better Faith God Himself Trust Try
The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
JOHN ORTBERG

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