Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.

Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.

John Ortberg

Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.

Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.

God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.

For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.

Grace is the offer of God's ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.

Grace is the offer of God's ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.

Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.

Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.

We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.

We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.

Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.

Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.

One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.

One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.

When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.

When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.

The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’

The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’

Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.

Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.

Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances.

Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances.

If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.

If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.

Never 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.

Never 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.

The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.

The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.

Peace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.

Peace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.

The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.

The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.

The trouble with wedlock is that there's not enough wed and too much lock.

The trouble with wedlock is that there's not enough wed and too much lock.