Wendy's Blog: The Life You've Always Wanted

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

The Life You've Always Wanted - John Ortberg

今年參加了book club, 第一本看的是The Life You've Always Wanted.

其實幾年前看過了﹐今次再看﹐有點慚愧﹐發覺好像數年後生命還是沒有很大的改變。

Some meaningful quotes:

"The true indicator of spiritual well-being is growth in the ability to love God and people."

"The great danger is not that we will renounce our faith, but settle for a mediocre version of it."

'Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. Hurry can destroy our souls. Hurry can keep us from living well. As Carl Jung wrote, 'Hurry is not of the devil; hurry is the devil.'" -

"Now, with God's help, I shall become myself." Soren Kierkegaard

"In simple prayer, I pray about what is really on my heart, not what I wish was on my heart."

"The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us."

'A disciplined person is someone who can do the right thing at the right time in the right way with the right spirit."

"A disciplined follower of Jesus is someone who discerns when laughter, gentleness, silence, healing words or prophetic indignation is called for, and offers it promptly, effectively, and lovingly."

"We must arrange life so that sin no longer looks good to us."

"Life counts - all of it. Every moment is potentially an opportunity to be guided by God into his way of living. Every moment is a chance to learn from Jesus how to live in the kingdom of God."

"Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely."

今次與一班不算太熟的姊妹開組﹐算是一個新嘗試﹐希望今年能彼此鼓勵﹐多看好書﹐一同成長。