Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
JOHN ORTBERGYou must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
More John Ortberg Quotes
-
-
Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
JOHN ORTBERG -
God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
JOHN ORTBERG -
Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
JOHN ORTBERG -
The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
JOHN ORTBERG -
God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
JOHN ORTBERG -
Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
JOHN ORTBERG -
The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
JOHN ORTBERG -
The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
JOHN ORTBERG -
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 wants us to be.
JOHN ORTBERG -
To become truly free, you must surrender.
JOHN ORTBERG -
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.
JOHN ORTBERG -
The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
JOHN ORTBERG -
The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
JOHN ORTBERG -
True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
JOHN ORTBERG -
Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
JOHN ORTBERG -
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
JOHN ORTBERG -
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
JOHN ORTBERG -
One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
JOHN ORTBERG -
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!
JOHN ORTBERG -
Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
JOHN ORTBERG -
If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
JOHN ORTBERG -
The church is in the hope business.
JOHN ORTBERG -
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.
JOHN ORTBERG -
We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
JOHN ORTBERG -
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
JOHN ORTBERG -
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 enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
JOHN ORTBERG