“Spirituality is a mixed-up, topsy-turvy, helter-skelter godliness that turns our lives into an upside-down toboggan ride of unexpected turns, surprise bumps and bone shattering crashes ... a life ruined by a Jesus who loves us right into his arms.” TurnsSpiritualityJesusOur LivesArmsSurpriseBonesUnexpectedCrashRuinedUpside DownBumpsGodlinessShatteringUnexpected TurnsTopsy Turvy Author:Mike Yaconelli
“Accepting the reality of our broken, flawed lives is the beginning of spirituality not because the spiritual life will remove our flaws but because we let go of seeking perfection and, instead, seek God, the one who is present in the tangledness of our lives.” RealitySpiritualLife IsSpiritualityAcceptingOur LivesBrokenLetting GoPerfectionSeekingRemoveFlawsSpiritual LifeFlawed Book:Messy Spirituality Source: Messy Spirituality
“Think about how many of us have wondered why we don't fit, why our faith doesn't stabilize us, why we seem so out of sync with most of the world. Genuine faith is the isolating force in our lives that creates tension wherever we go. To put it another way, faith is the unbalancing force in our lives that is the fruit of God's disturbing presence.” ThinkingWorldWaySeemsForceOur LivesFitFruitGenuineTensionAnother WayDisturbingSync Book:Messy Spirituality Source: Messy Spirituality
“Children live in a world of dreams and imagination, a world of aliveness… There is a voice of wonder and amazement inside all of us; but we grow to realize we can no longer hear it, and we live in silence. It isn’t that God stopped speaking; it is that our lives became louder.” WorldChildrenDreamGrowsVoiceRealizingImaginationSilenceWonderOur LivesAmazement Author:Mike Yaconelli
