John Ortberg Quotes - Page 6

I'm more concerned about who you're becoming than what you're doing.

Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.

Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.

Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.

Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?

Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.

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.

The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.

At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.

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.

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.

The human longings that are deep inside of us never go away. They exist across cultures; they exist throughout life. When people were first made, our deepest longing was to know and be known. And after the Fall, when we all got weird, it's still our deepest longing - but it's now also our deepest fear.

The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God's plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!

One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called 'spiritual mindlessness.'

I don't have a problem with delegation. I love to delegate. I am either lazy enough, or busy enough, or trusting enough, or congenial enough, that the notion leaving tasks in someone else's lap doesn't just sound wise to me, it sounds attractive.

Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.

Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.

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.

Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.

The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.

You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.

We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.

sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.

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.

Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.