“Spiritual growth thrives in the midst of our problems, not in their absence. Spiritual growth occurs in the trenches of life, not in the classroom.” ProblemSpiritualGrowthAbsenceThriveMidstSpiritual GrowthClassroomTrenches Book:Messy Spirituality Source: Messy Spirituality
“Spiritual growth is more than procedure, it’s a wild search for God in the midst of the tangled jungle of our souls, a search for which involves a volatile mix of messy reality, wild freedom, frustrating stuckness, increasing slowness and a healthy dose of gratitude” SoulRealitySpiritualGrowthGratitudeHealthyMidstSpiritual GrowthFrustratingJungleProceduresMessyDoseTangledSlowness Author:Mike Yaconelli
“Sin does not always drive us to drink; more often it drives us to exhaustion. Tiredness is equally as debilitating as drunkenness. Burnout is slang for an inner tiredness, a fatigue of our souls. Jesus came to forgive us all of our sins, including the sin of busyness. The problem with growth in the modern church is not the slowness of growth but the rushing of growth.” DoeSoulProblemJesusGrowthChurchSinModernDrinkForgivingIncludingFatigueRushingExhaustionDrunkennessBurnoutSlangSlownessTiredness Book:Messy Spirituality Source: Messy Spirituality