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From Quotes by John Ortberg
- Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
- 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…
- Peace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
- Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
- There is a immense difference between training to do something and trying to do something....Sp iritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but…
- You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
- Ironically, often the thing that keeps me from experiencing joy is my preoccupation with self. The very selfishness that keeps me from pouring myself out…
- Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
- One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called 'spiritual mindlessness.'
- We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
- Never worry alone. When anxiety grabs my mind, it is self-perpetuating. Worrisome thoughts reproduce faster than rabbits, so one of the most powerful ways to…
- God is never a God of discouragement. When you have a discouraging spirit or train of thought in your mind, you can be sure it…
- Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
- From ancient times, the core idea of the soul is the soul is the capacity to integrate different functions into a single being or into…
- When the soul is understood and attended to, we can be liberated from hurry, preoccupation, unsatisfied desires, and chronic discontent.
- Sin is, somehow, at the root of all human misery. Sin is what keeps us from God and from life. It is in the face…
- There are usually multiple messages that could be preached from the same text.
- So it goes for those of us who live in a cul-de-sac, where babies are brought home from the hospital and watched over, where hearts…
- In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
- Be willing to make mistakes and learn from them quicker rather than slower.
- Have a mind immersed with great thoughts from Scripture.
- Practice making decisions and learning from them all day long.
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