We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
BRENNAN MANNINGCraving 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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We even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.
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For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.
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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 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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We must go out into a desert of some kind (your backyard will do) and come into a personal experience of the awesome love of God.
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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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I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
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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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How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
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God is enough. That is the root of peace. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.
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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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Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.
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we unwittingly project onto God our own attitudes and feelings toward ourselves… But we cannot assume that He feels about us the way we feel about ourselves — unless we love ourselves compassionately, intensely, and freely.
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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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