God Is Loving Us - You And

I Want Neither A Terrorist Spirituality That Keeps Me In A Perpetual State Of Fright About Being In Right Relationship With My Heavenly Father Nor A Sappy Spirituality That Portrays God As Such A Benign Teddy Bear That There Is No Aberrant Behavior Or Desire Of Mine That He Will Not Condone. I Want A Relationship With The Abba Of Jesus, Who Is Infinitely Compassionate With My Brokenness And At The Same Time An Awesome, Incomprehensible, And Unwieldy Mystery.

Faithfulness Requires The Courage To Risk Everything On Jesus, The Willingness To Keep Growing, And The Readiness To Risk Failure Throughout Our Lives.

One Of The The Loveliest Lines I Have Ever Read Comes From Brother Roger, The Prior Of The Protestant Monks Of Taize, France: 'assured Of Your Salvation By The Unique Grace Of Our Lord Jesus Christ.' It Is Still Difficult For Me To Read These Words Without Tears Filling My Eyes. It Is Wonderful.

* Recognize That God Is With You. * Acknowledge God Knows What He's Doing. * Search For God's Will: The Path He Desires You To Take In Life. * Consider What God Did For You When He Sent Jesus To Die On The Cross (forgiveness And Righteousness)

The Christian With Depth Is The Person Who Has Failed And Who Has Learned To Live With It.