“Surrender isn’t always easy, but in the life God designed us to inherit in Christ, it’s essential. We do not inherit God’s good promises by striving and wrestling with our enemy. We are not supposed to become better experts at the way evil works. . . . Our best strategy to overcome the inferior life […]
“There’s a reason God chooses the way He does. . . . God chooses those in whom He can develop a strong root system. And it’s actually to His advantage to choose those who don’t feel qualified for the job, because they are less likely to think they can rely on themselves to make anything […]
“In the beginning, in Eden, human vulnerability was exquisite. Then came the Fall, and hiding, and shame. And it became excruciating. Then Jesus entered into our vulnerability, so that one day it might become exquisite again. That is our hope.”- John Ortberg John Ortberg concludes Chapter 9 of I’d Like You More . . . […]