The only true and lasting inspiration for life is genuine love for God, and submitted gratitude that I get to be a… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
My main job is to live with deep contentment, joy, and confidence in my everyday experience of life with God. Everything else… — 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
“If your soul is healthy, no external circumstance can destroy your life. If your soul is unhealthy, no external circumstance can redeem… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“The “with God” life is not a life of more religious activities or devotions or trying to be good. It is a… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Sin is, somehow, at the root of all human misery. Sin is what keeps us from God and from life. It is… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
We must learn to cast off our anxieties because we have so many of them. The world destroys spiritual life by generating… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Everybody wears an unseen sign that reads: Inspire me. Remind me that my life matters; call me to be my best self;… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Sheldon Vanauken wrote that the strongest argument for Christianity is Christians, when they are drawing life from God. The strongest argument against… — 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
