“Speed damages our souls because living fast consumes every ounce of our energy. Speed has a deafening roar that drowns our the whispering voices of our souls and leaves Jesus as a diminishing speck in the rearview mirror.” SoulJesusEnergyVoiceMirrorsSpeedDamageWhisperingSpecksRearview Mirror 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
“Speed is not neutral. Fast living used to mean a life of debauchery; now it just means fast, but the consequences are even more serious. Speeding through life endangers our relationships and our souls.” MeanSoulUsedSeriousConsequenceSpeedOur RelationshipSpeedingDebauchery Book:Messy Spirituality Source: Messy Spirituality
