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.
JOHN ORTBERGWe are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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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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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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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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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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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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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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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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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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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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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 ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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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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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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