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

John Ortberg

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John Ortberg
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 5
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Illinois
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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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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.
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done - like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to seeking first the kingdom.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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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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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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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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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don't know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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The goal of prayer is to live all of my life and speak all of my words in the joyful awareness of the presence of God. Prayer becomes real when we grasp the reality and goodness of God's constant presence with 'the real me.' Jesus lived his everyday life in conscious awareness of his Father.
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Spiritual formation is for everyone. Just as there is an 'outer you' that is being formed and shaped all the time, like it or not, by accident or on purpose, so there is an 'inner you.' You have a spirit. And it's constantly being shaped and tugged at: by what you hear and watch and say and read and think and experience.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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In the beginning, we're told, was the word. Every once in a while someone shows up on the planet who is word-obsessed and word-gifted and the light and darkness get named again. In our day, that someone is Buechner.
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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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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can't find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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The soul seeks God with its whole being. Because it is desperate to be whole, the soul is God-smitten and God-crazy and God-obsessed. My mind may be obsessed with idols my will may be enslaved to habits my body may be consumed with appetites. But my soul will never find rest until it rests in God.
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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God's plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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