“Jesus could weep. Sometimes when you look at the ugliness that makes you weep, you know that the heart of God is also weeping. Jesus is for real. He does not give up on anyone, least of all on me.” KnowsGivingLooksHeartDoeRealSometimesJesusChristianityGiving UpNot Giving UpUglinessWeeping Author:Desmond Tutu
“If his suffering did not make Jesus give up on us, nothing will.” IfsGivingSufferingJesusGiving Up Author:Timothy Keller
“In the fight against the communism in history, only Codreanu didn't give up. He was a new kind of Jesus” GivingKindFightingJesusGiving UpCommunism Author:Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
“Jesus offered a single incentive to follow himto summarize his selling point: 'Follow me, and you might be happy-or you might not. Follow me, and you might be empowered-or you might not. Follow me, and you might have more friends-or you might not. Follow me, and you might have the answers-or you might not. Follow me, and you might be better off-or you might not. If you follow me, you may be worse off in every way you use to measure life. Follow me nevertheless. Because I have an offer that is worth giving up everything you have: you will learn to love well.'” IfsWayGivingWellsMayUseMightJesusAnswersOffersGiving UpSellingNeverthelessBetter OffIncentivesEmpoweredFollow Me Author:Samir Selmanovic
“Jesus says if you want to have me, you must give up that other thing that has you.” IfsWantGivingJesusGiving Up Author:Eric Ludy
“Jesus said, "Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:33). We must honestly face the question, "Am I willing to give up a certain practice or habit that is keeping me from holiness?" It is at this point of commitment that most of us fail. We prefer to dally with sin, to try to play with it a little without getting too deeply involved.” GivingTryingLittlesDoeSaidPlayFacesCertainJesusSinPracticeFailingWillingHabitInvolvedGiving UpCommitmentHonestlyHolinessDiscipleNot Giving UpLuke Book:The Pursuit of Holiness Source: The Pursuit of Holiness
“Give up your good 'Christian' life and follow Jesus” GivingChristianJesusGiving UpChristian LifeGood Christian Author:Garrison Keillor
“I'm 33 and in my "Jesus year," and I want it all right now. I want a perfect body. I want to have a perfect love affair. I want every member of my family to be healthy and happy. And I want the world to save itself and for America to realize that it has to give up its idea of being an empire. Wait until I hit 40; then it'll all come crumbling down.” WorldWantGivingYearsIdeasBodyAmericaJesusWaitingRealizingPerfectHealthyRight NowMembersGiving UpMy FamilyAffairEmpiresLove AffairPerfect LoveCrumblingHealthy And Happy Author:Rufus Wainwright
“Abide in Jesus, the sinless One - which means, give up all of self and its life, and dwell in God's will and rest in His strength. This is what brings the power that does not commit sin.” GivingMeanDoeSelfChristianJesusSinGiving UpGods WillCommitAbiding Author:Andy Murray
“In silence all our usual patterns assault us ... That is why most people give up rather quickly. When Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, the first things to show up were the wild beasts.” PeopleGivingFirstsShowsSpiritJesusSilenceGiving UpPatternsBeastWildernessUsualAssaultWild Beasts Author:Richard Rohr
“The real challenge the rich young man faced was not just giving up his possessions, but giving up himself. The last command Jesus says ("Come, follow me") is the one that we so often overlook and think that he must have left Jesus simply because he liked his green bills.” ThinkingMenGivingRealLastsYoungJesusLeftChallengesRichGiving UpGreenBillsPossessionCommandYoung ManFollow Me Author:George Weigel