Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
JOHN ORTBERGOver time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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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.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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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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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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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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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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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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