Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
JOHN ORTBERGDeath is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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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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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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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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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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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.
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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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Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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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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