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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

The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
JOHN ORTBERG

Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
JOHN ORTBERG

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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
JOHN ORTBERG

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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
JOHN ORTBERG

Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
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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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
JOHN ORTBERG

Identity Significance
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

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The church is in the hope business.
JOHN ORTBERG

Business Hope One Liner
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself
Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
JOHN ORTBERG

God Improvement Planning Salvation
Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
JOHN ORTBERG

Achievement Decision Greatness

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.

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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.

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