Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
JOHN ORTBERGPeace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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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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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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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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The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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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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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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