Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Amusement is a way of boredom-avoidance through external stimulation that fails to exercise our minds. It's mere diversion. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
To have my mind racing and my heart beating fast over glorious possibilities is very close to the summit of life experience… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
God is never a God of discouragement. When you have a discouraging spirit or train of thought in your mind, you can… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Never worry alone. When anxiety grabs my mind, it is self-perpetuating. Worrisome thoughts reproduce faster than rabbits, so one of the most… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Your soul is what integrates your will (your intentions), your mind (your thoughts and feelings, your values and conscience), and your body… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Your soul is what integrates, what connects, what binds together your will, then your mind (those thoughts, feelings, and desires going on… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“The soul integrates the will and mind and body. Sin disintegrates them. In sin, my appetite for lust or anger or superiority… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“The alternative to soul-acceptance is soul-fatigue. There is a kind of fatigue that attacks the body. When we stay up too late… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“What do we do in the dark night? We do nothing. We wait. We remember that we are not God. We hold on. We… — John Ortberg Copy Share
If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the… — John Ortberg Copy Share
The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship,… — John Ortberg Copy Share
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender. — John Ortberg Copy Share
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… — John Ortberg Copy Share
From ancient times, the core idea of the soul is the soul is the capacity to integrate different functions into a single being or… — John Ortberg Copy Share
“Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” — John Ortberg Copy Share
In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely… — John Ortberg Copy Share
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 Copy Share
“The most important thing about you,” Dallas would often say, “is not the things that you achieve; it is the person that you become.” — John Ortberg Copy Share
Jesus had a universal concern for those who suffered that transcended the rules of the ancient world. — John Ortberg Copy Share
God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door. — John Ortberg Copy Share
One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk… — John Ortberg Copy Share
![“Never worry alone. When anxiety grabs my mind, it is self-perpetuating. Worrisome thoughts reproduce faster than rabbits, so one of the most powerful ways to stop the spiral of worry is simply to disclose my worry to a friend... The simple act of reassurance from another human being [becomes] a…” quote by John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/487/john-ortberg-932_anxiety_never-worry-alone-when-anxiety-grabs-my_3068051.png)
