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Us Quotes by John Ortberg
- Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach…
- For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed…
- God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is…
- One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
- The human longings that are deep inside of us never go away. They exist across cultures; they exist throughout life. When people were first made,…
- I need to learn. Joy is at the heart of God's plan for human beings. The reason for this is worth pondering awhile: Joy is…
- Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
- We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
- 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…
- Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what…
- 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.
- When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
- 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…
- It strikes me that presidential campaigns can often bring out the worst as well as the best in us.
- 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…
- Those of us who preach the Scriptures, along with being nourished by it ourselves, have to figure out along with our congregations how we can…
- God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith…
- I know that those of us who go into church work are to regard ourselves as servants, are to offer our lives as a gift.
- For most of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed…
More Us Quotes
- Sometimes I think that life would be how much easier if we don't have heart. Because it is the heart which puts… — Anurag Prakash Ray
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or, even less, is the property of only a few:… — Pope Francis
- Life may burn us, it's how we rise out of the ashes that define our character. — Nishan Panwar
- It is the people closest to us, that are capable of hurting us most. — Nishan Panwar
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- When I immersed myself in prayer and united myself with all the Masses that were being celebrated all over the world at… — Mary Faustina Kowalska
- Dreams are what keep us going when real life lets us down. — Nishan Panwar