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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.

John Ortberg

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John Ortberg
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 5
Author
Psychologist
Theologian
Rockford
Illinois
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Leader
Hope
Infectious
Contagious
Pessimism

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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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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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People who are servants-humbly, honestly, and joyfully-keep getting revealed as the biggest winners. People who recognize and embrace their smallness keep getting bigger and bigger in God's eyes. It's the oddest scoring system.
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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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To become grateful, I must learn that I can handle disappointment and delayed gratification with grace and perseverance. This is why practices such as fasting and simplicity are such powerful tools for transformation. The experience of frustration and disappointment is irreplaceable in the development of a grateful heart.
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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 of training wisely.... Following Jesus simply means learning from him how to arrange my life around activities that enable me to live in the fruit of the Spirit
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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 good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Never try to have more faith - just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you'll trust Him.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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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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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they're useful to you and being someone's friend.
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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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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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Sometimes in churches somebody will discover a particular vein of spirituality and seek to recruit others into it, or assume a superior position because they have found certain techniques - but no one actually wants to become like them.
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