Jonathan Starrett

Read my book The Architect, out now.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

What do we reach for when we are riding high? What do we reach for when we are anxious or miserable? When we train ourselves to reach for God’s presence on either end, He gives us the gift of balance.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Find small ways to make order out of the chaos around you. If you keep at it long enough, it will have a powerfully cumulative effect.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

When we don’t know how to love those around us, let’s try anyway. Love with uncertainty is still love.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

When you’re overwhelmed, become decisive and methodical. Say no to everything that isn’t necessary and take what is necessary one step at a time.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Love is at its most powerful when it collaborates with wisdom.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Put as much effort into remembering what’s good as you do processing what’s bad.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Anything you don’t know can be learned. Anything you haven’t done is an opportunity. Turn your frustration into motivation.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Refuse to forget the progress you’ve made, and refuse to believe you’re done making it.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

It takes faith to slow down.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

As long as there are problems to solve, the future will be full of solutions.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Real love takes time. Can I really love someone I haven’t taken the time to know?

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Because God is so mind-bogglingly good, total obedience to Him is actually more free than the freedom of doing our own thing.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

God is beyond our thinking. If we don’t want our thinking challenged, we will never understand Him.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Anticipate the worst and remember the best.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Effective love comes from consistent character.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Be an observer of hope in others. Let the hope that inspires them inspire you.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Truth is love. I would much rather have a friend speak a difficult truth to correct me than support a lie to comfort me.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

All lives are stories. It is a powerful advantage to understand what story your life is telling.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

Don’t give away your dream to the opinions of others. Trust God and quietly walk toward it.

[Jonathan Starrett @jonathnstarrett]

We should not expect to be immune to fear. We should expect to walk through it to the other side.