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.
JOHN ORTBERGThe most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
More John Ortberg Quotes
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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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 goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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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 tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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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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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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