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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.

John Ortberg

It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness
The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
JOHN ORTBERG

Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
JOHN ORTBERG

Cure God Sin Vision
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
JOHN ORTBERG

Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Choice Comfortable Decision Growth Life Risk Value
A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
JOHN ORTBERG

Essence Hope Possible Transformation
Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur

The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.

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