Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
JOHN ORTBERGNever 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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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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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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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 primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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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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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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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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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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