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My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.

Brennan Manning

Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.
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Authentic Believe Childhood Discipline Spirit Surender Trust
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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God Greatness Himself Mystery Secret Thinking
My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.
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Aware Deep Deserve God Love Myself
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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God Goodness Grace Mercy Scripture
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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Beautiful Discipline Face Honesty Pretend Transparent
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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Dare Different Enough Fire Humble Love Mistake Phone Yourself
How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
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Glory Heart Human Love Trust
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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Acceptance Faith God Grace Positive Power Thinking
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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Compassionate Competition Culture Journey Key Ourselves Purpose Success
We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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God Religious Satisfaction
Christianity 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.
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Evil Freedom Hope Idea Ourselves Pain Reality Success Suffering
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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Encouragement Evil Failure Forever Grace Sorrow Suffering
Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.
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God Identity Illusion Oneself Radical True
Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
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Faith Person Promise Ultimate
The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust — not only for all the gifts that I receive from God, but gratitude for all the suffering. Because in that purifying experience, suffering has often been the shortest path to intimacy with God.
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Authentic Character Dominant Experience Flow God Gratitude Intimacy Life Purity Spiritual Trust
Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.
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My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.

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