“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
“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
“Religious people love to hide behind religion. They love the rules of religion more than they love Jesus. With practice, Condemners let rules become more important than the spiritual life.” PeopleImportantSpiritualJesusReligiousBehindsPracticeSpiritual LifeJesus Love 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
