One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
JOHN ORTBERGOver and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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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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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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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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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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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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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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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.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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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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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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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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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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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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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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