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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.

John Ortberg

The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
JOHN ORTBERG

Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
JOHN ORTBERG

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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
JOHN ORTBERG

Humble Notice Oneself
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
JOHN ORTBERG

Man Question Reality
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
The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
JOHN ORTBERG

Country Faith God Greatness History Record Worship
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
JOHN ORTBERG

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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
JOHN ORTBERG

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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
JOHN ORTBERG

Bad Death God Myself Need Worth
The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
JOHN ORTBERG

Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
JOHN ORTBERG

God Need Soul

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