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God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.

Brennan Manning

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
We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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God Religious Satisfaction
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
God is enough. That is the root of peace. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.
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Enough God Himself Lose Peace Seek Start
We have been given God in our souls and Christ in our flesh. We have the power to believe where others deny, to hope where others despair, to love where others hurt.
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Believe Body Despair God Hurt Love Presence Soul
You will trust God to the degree you know you are loved by Him.
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Degree God Himself Love Trust Yourself
In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
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Encounter exchange Life
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
God is loving us – you and me – this moment, just as we are and not as we should be.
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God Love Moments Yourself
In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve.
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Love Service Wound
Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
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God Important Love Ourselves
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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Desert Experience God Kind Love Personal
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
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
We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground.
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Astonish Call God Goodness Holy Moments Name Stand Stunning
I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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Affection Greatness Myself Power

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