The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.
BRENNAN MANNINGIn every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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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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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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The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.
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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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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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The sorrow of God lies in our fear of Him, our fear of life, and our fear of ourselves. He anguishes over our self-absorption and self-sufficiency… God’s sorrow lies in our refusal to approach Him when we sinned and failed.
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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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Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.
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Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
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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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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.
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Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.
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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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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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Jesus comes for sinners, for those outcast and those caught up in squalid choices and failed dreams.
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