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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.

John Ortberg

Make your life about something bigger than your life.
JOHN ORTBERG

Big Life 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.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness
True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
JOHN ORTBERG

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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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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.
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Country Faith God Greatness History Record Worship
The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
JOHN ORTBERG

Deep Hard Strike Yourself
One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
JOHN ORTBERG

Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
Never 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 ORTBERG

Better Faith God Himself Trust Try
A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
JOHN ORTBERG

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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
JOHN ORTBERG

Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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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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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