Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
JOHN ORTBERGThe test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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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 Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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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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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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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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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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