If in our hearts we really don’t believe that God loves us as we are, if we are still tainted by the lie that we can do something to make God love us more, we are rejecting the message of the cross.
BRENNAN MANNINGThere is an essential connection between experiencing God, loving God, and trusting God. You will trust God only as much as you love him. And you will love him to the extent you have touched him, rather that he has touched you.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.
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The Good News of the gospel of grace cries out: We are all, equally, privileged but unentitled beggars at the door of God’s mercy!
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To lend each other a hand when we’re falling, perhaps that’s the only work that matters in the end.
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God is loving us – you and me – this moment, just as we are and not as we should be.
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When our inner child is not nurtured and nourished, our minds gradually close to new ideas, unprofitable commitments and the surprises of the Spirit.
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When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons.
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When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally.
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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 are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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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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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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That which is denied cannot be healed.
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I asked for wonder, and He gave it to me.
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On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars.
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The gospel declares that no matter how dutiful or prayerful we are, we can’t save ourselves. What Jesus did was sufficient.
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The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. ‘They won’t let me in, Lord, because I am a sinner.’ ‘What are you complaining about?’ said God. ‘They won’t let Me in either.
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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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Our huffing and puffing to impress God, our scrambling for brownie points, our thrashing about trying to fix ourselves while hiding our pettiness and wallowing in guilt are nauseating to God and are a flat denial of the gospel of grace.
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Be daring enough to be different, humble enough to make mistakes, wild enough to be burnt in the fire of love, real enough to make others see how phony you are.
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Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
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How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
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There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.
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The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.
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To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God’s grace means.
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The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives.
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