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Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.

Brennan Manning

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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Complaint Funny God Myself Public Sin Story
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
Faithfulness requires the courage to risk everything on Jesus, the willingness to keep growing, and the readiness to risk failure throughout our lives.
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Courage Failure Faith Growth Live Ourselves Risk Willing
That which is denied cannot be healed.
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Acceptance Deny
To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God’s grace means.
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Acknowledgement God Grace Learning Live Meaning Myself Shadow
I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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Affection Greatness Myself Power
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 hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where the outcast weeps.
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Cry Heart Learning Stone
Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.
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Freedom Opinion Reality Yourself
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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Children Earth Experience God Planet Yourself
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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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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I asked for wonder, and He gave it to me.
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God Himself Miracle Myself Wonder
If asked whether I am finally letting God love me, just as I am, I would answer, ‘No, but I’m trying.
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God Love Myself Try
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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Failure Fear God Himself Life Lying Sin Sorrow
The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.
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Age Appearance Goodness Temptation

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