If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
JOHN ORTBERGYour 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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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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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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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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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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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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