Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
JOHN ORTBERGHurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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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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Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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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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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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