We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
JOHN ORTBERGThe 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!
More John Ortberg Quotes
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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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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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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The church is in the hope business.
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A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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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.
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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 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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