Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
JOHN ORTBERGPeace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Your 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.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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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.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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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.
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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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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 life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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