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 and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
JOHN ORTBERGOne reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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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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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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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.
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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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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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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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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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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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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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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 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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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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