black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.

John Ortberg

Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
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 ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
JOHN ORTBERG

Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Country Faith God Greatness History Record Worship
Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
JOHN ORTBERG

Deep Hard Strike Yourself
Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur

Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More John Ortberg Quotes