The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.
BRENNAN MANNINGJesus comes not for the super-spiritual but for the wobbly and the weak-kneed who know they don’t have it all together, and who are not too proud to accept the handout of amazing grace.
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Jesus comes not for the super-spiritual but for the wobbly and the weak-kneed who know they don’t have it all together, and who are not too proud to accept the handout of amazing grace.
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A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.
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There 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.
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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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Whatever we have done in the past, be it good or evil, great or small, is irrelevant to our stance before God today. It is only NOW that we are in the presence of God.
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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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Jesus reveals a God who does not demand but who gives; who does not oppress but who raises up; who does not wound but who heals; who does not condemn but forgives.
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You will trust God to the degree you know you are loved by Him.
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Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.
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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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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 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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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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On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars.
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Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where the outcast weeps.
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I asked for wonder, and He gave it to me.
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The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.
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Suffering, failure, loneliness, sorrow, discouragement, and death will be part of your journey, but the Kingdom of God will conquer all these horrors. No evil can resist grace forever.
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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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I am wonderfully content with a God who does not deal with me as my sins deserve.
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In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
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God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.
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Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace.
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The spirituality of wonder knows the world is charged with grace, that while sin and war, disease and death are terribly real, God’s loving presence and power in our midst are even more real.
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Today on planet Earth, may you experience the wonder and beauty of yourself as Abba’s Child and temple of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ
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We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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