John Ortberg Short Quotes

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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.

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The most frequent promise in the Bible is 'I will be with you.'

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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.

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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.

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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.

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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.

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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.

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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.

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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.

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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.

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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.

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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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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.

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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.

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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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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.

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

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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.

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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.

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Peace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.

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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become...appropri ately small.

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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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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.

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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.

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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.

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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.

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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.

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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.

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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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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.

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