Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
BRENNAN MANNINGRuthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
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The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.
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We even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.
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Faithfulness requires the courage to risk everything on Jesus, the willingness to keep growing, and the readiness to risk failure throughout our lives.
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Our culture says that ruthless competition is the key to success. Jesus says that ruthless compassion is the purpose of our journey.
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Assured of your salvation by the unique grace of our Lord Jesus Christ” is the heartbeat of the gospel, joyful liberation from fear of the Final Outcome, a summons to self-acceptance, and freedom for a life of compassion toward others.
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The Christian with depth is the person who has failed and who has learned to live with it.
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If asked whether I am finally letting God love me, just as I am, I would answer, ‘No, but I’m trying.
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I could more easily contain Niagara Falls in a teacup than I can comprehend the wild, uncontainable love of God.
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Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father’s active goodness and unrestricted love.
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The Good News means we can stop lying to ourselves. The sweet sound of amazing grace saves us from the necessity of self-deception. It keeps us from denying that though Christ was victorious, the battle with lust, greed, and pride still rages within us.
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Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.
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Jesus comes for sinners, for those outcast and those caught up in squalid choices and failed dreams.
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That which is denied cannot be healed.
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In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve.
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We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground.
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