I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
JOHN ORTBERGIf 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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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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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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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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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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