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 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. John Ortberg nagging done should True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary. John Ortberg true-love-is willing love-is 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! John Ortberg broken people needs "Sometimes in churches somebody will discover a particular vein of spirituality and seek to recruit others into it, or assume a superior position because they have found certain techniques - but no one actually wants to become like them." John Ortberg veins church want 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. John Ortberg volcanoes passion waiting We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign. John Ortberg espresso sovereign followers You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. John Ortberg The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead. John Ortberg sunday lying son You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody. John Ortberg only-love known knows A 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. John Ortberg extroverts boss often-is Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus. John Ortberg hate art jesus The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes. John Ortberg harder deeper strikes Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends. John Ortberg prerequisites resurrection new-life The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams. John Ortberg hunger soul dream Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man? John Ortberg real men jesus 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. John Ortberg inspirational life thinking Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely. John Ortberg training learning spiritual The entire life of Jesus isn't the story of somebody climbing up a ladder; it's a picture of someone coming down-a series of demotions. The problem with spending our lives climbing up the ladder is that we will go right past Jesus, for He's coming down. John Ortberg climbing-up past jesus Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam's fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans. John Ortberg hurt perfect people We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved. John Ortberg unloved may