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.
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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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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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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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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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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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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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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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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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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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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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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