We’re all broken. We all have cracks. It’s not about making it through life in one piece it’s about narrowing the gap between the fissures so we don’t shatter.”
Ted Basel to Jo Nehr in my next "Surrender" story
If you surrender your free will, then someone is bound to take the reins and lead you to a place that is not of your own true desire.
Steven RedheadTags: desires lead place surrender reins fre-will true-desires
No one should be surprised at the difficulty of faith, if there is some part of his life where he is consciously resisting or disobeying the commandment of Jesus. Is there some part of your life which you are refusing to surrender at his behest, some sinful passion, maybe, or some animosity, some hope, perhaps your ambition or your reason? ... How can you hope to enter into communion with him when at some point in your life you are running away from him?
Dietrich BonhoefferTags: doubt belief christianity faith forgiveness obedience surrender communion
It is easy to use the phrase 'God's will for my life' as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. ... My hope is that instead of searching for 'God's will for my life' each of us would learn to seek hard after 'the Spirit's leading in my life today.' May we learn to pray for an open and willing heart, to surrender to the Spirit's leading with that friend, child, spouse, circumstance, or decision in our lives right now.
Francis ChanTags: open-mind decision surrender excuse god-s-will holy-spirit inaction-disobedience making-decisions
Those who are truly enlightened, those whose souls are illuminated by love, have been able to overcome all of the inhibitions and preconceptions of their era. They have been able to sing, to laugh, and to pray out loud; they have danced and shared what Saint Paul called 'the madness of saintliness'. They have been joyful - because those who love conquer the world and have no fear of loss. True love is an act of total surrender.
Paulo CoelhoTags: fear true-love madness surrender conquer saintliness
The gap between compassion and surrender is love’s darkest, deepest region.
Orhan PamukI love you, I’ve loved you for years and I’ll love you for years more. It’s not something I can fight, it’s not something I want to fight.
Somi EkhasomhiTags: love surrender declaration-of-love
Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't - surrender to events with hope.
Alain de BottonTags: despair hope foresight control surrender
Giving up everything must mean giving over everything to kingdom purposes, surrendering everything to further the one central cause, loosening our grip on everything. For some of us, this may mean ridding ourselves of most of our possessions. But for all of us it should mean dedicating everything we retain to further the kingdom. (For true disciples, however, it cannot mean hoarding or using kingdom assets self-indulgently.)
Randy AlcornTags: purpose selfish cause possessions hoarding giving sharing kingdom surrender discipleship grip
Often times, the greatest peace comes of surrender.
Richard Paul EvansTags: acceptance peace understanding calm surrender
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