Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
JOHN ORTBERGGod 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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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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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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.
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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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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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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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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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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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