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.
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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 ORTBERGYour Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
JOHN ORTBERGI 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.
JOHN ORTBERGGreatness is never achieved through indecision.
JOHN ORTBERGPeace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
JOHN ORTBERGNever 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 ORTBERGLove and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
JOHN ORTBERGThe decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
JOHN ORTBERGA 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 ORTBERGFor the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
JOHN ORTBERGToday, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
JOHN ORTBERGWho you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
JOHN ORTBERGsometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
JOHN ORTBERGThe primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
JOHN ORTBERGThe church is in the hope business.
JOHN ORTBERGMake your life about something bigger than your life.
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