Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
JOHN ORTBERGJoylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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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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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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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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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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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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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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