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.
JOHN ORTBERGSignificance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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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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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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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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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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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.
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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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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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