God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.
BRENNAN MANNINGGod loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.
BRENNAN MANNINGTo be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.
BRENNAN MANNINGWe even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.
BRENNAN MANNINGThe 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.
BRENNAN MANNINGToday 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
BRENNAN MANNINGI am wonderfully content with a God who does not deal with me as my sins deserve.
BRENNAN MANNINGGod is loving us – you and me – this moment, just as we are and not as we should be.
BRENNAN MANNINGChristianity doesn’t deny the reality of suffering and evil Our hope is not based on the idea that we are going to be free of pain and suffering. Rather, it is based on the conviction that we will triumph over suffering.
BRENNAN MANNINGOur identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.
BRENNAN MANNINGThat which is denied cannot be healed.
BRENNAN MANNINGThe secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.
BRENNAN MANNINGAnyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.
BRENNAN MANNINGBe 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.
BRENNAN MANNINGDefine yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.
BRENNAN MANNINGThe litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.
BRENNAN MANNINGRuthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
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