Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don't have.
John OrtbergThe goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
John OrtbergNever try to have more faith - just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you'll trust Him.
John OrtbergHaving faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
John OrtbergGod is never a God of discouragement. When you have a discouraging spirit or train of thought in your mind, you can be sure it is not from God. He sometimes brings pain to his children-conviction over sin, or repentance over fallenness, or challenges that scare us, or visions of his holiness that overwhelm us. But God never brings discouragement.
John Ortberg