Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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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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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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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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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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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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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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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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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
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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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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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