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 ORTBERGA 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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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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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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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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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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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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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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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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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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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.
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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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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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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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