God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted. John Ortberg More Quotes by John Ortberg More Quotes From John Ortberg If we do not become changed from the inside-out - if we don't morph - we will be tempted to find external methods to satisfy our need to feel that we're different from those outside the faith. If we cannot be transformed, we will settle for being informed or conformed. John Ortberg settling different needs What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become. John Ortberg achieve what-matters accomplishment There is something you can't fix, can't heal, or can't escape, and all you can do it trust God. Finding ultimate refuge in God means you become so immersed in his presence, so convinced of his goodness, so devoted to his lordship that you find even the cave is a perfectly safe place to be because he is there with you. John Ortberg caves safe mean 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 climbing past jesus Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I understand that being worth so much to God is why my response is so important. Repentance is remedial work to mend our minds and hearts, which get bent by sin. John Ortberg self-esteem heart believe Prayer allows us to wait without worry. John Ortberg prayer waiting worry There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender. John Ortberg surrender doe way Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be. John Ortberg becoming waiting want Self-improveme nt is no more God's plan than self-salvation. John Ortberg gods-plan salvation self There is a immense difference between training to do something and trying to do something....Sp iritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.... Following Jesus simply means learning from him how to arrange my life around activities that enable me to live in the fruit of the Spirit John Ortberg differences mean jesus You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God. John Ortberg contentment everyday joy The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people. John Ortberg ministry speak people We'd like to be humble...but what if no one notices? John Ortberg christian-inspirational humility humble I need to worship because without it I can forget that I have a Big God beside me and live in fear. I need to worship because without it I can forget his calling and begin to live in a spirit of self-preoccupation. I need to worship because without it I lose a sense of wonder and gratitude and plod through life with blinders on. I need worship because my natural tendency is toward self-reliance and stubborn independence. John Ortberg independence gratitude self Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don't know about him, but because of what we do know about him. John Ortberg mysterious knows jesus Habits eat good intentions for breakfast. John Ortberg good-intentions habit breakfast We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer. John Ortberg prayer mind today Will you keep going when you don't know why? When you can't get any answers that would make the pain go away, will you still say, 'My Lord,' even though his ways are not clear to you? Will you keep going-with all the grace and grit and faith you can muster-and live in hope that one day God will set everything right. Will you trust that God is good? ... Ultimately, the choice everyone faces is the choice between hope and despair. Jesus says, 'Choose hope.' John Ortberg pain choices jesus We must learn to cast off our anxieties because we have so many of them. The world destroys spiritual life by generating constant anxiety. Jesus said that the life of the gospel is choked out by the cares of this world. We know this to be true yet we are more chained and tethered to the world than ever before in the human race. John Ortberg race spiritual jesus The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’ John Ortberg promise
