Trust is that rare and priceless treasure that wins us the affection of our heavenly Father.
Brennan ManningRead
In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth in the Holy Spirit.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Self-hatred undermines personal and spiritual growth among Christians.
Brennan Manning emphasizes that self-hatred is a pervasive issue that affects the spiritual development of Christians, inhibiting their ability to fully engage with and grow in their faith. He suggests that this negative self-perception can hinder one's relationship with the Holy Spirit, leading to a cycle of despair and stagnation in spiritual life.
Themes
Self-HatredSpiritual GrowthChristianityHoly SpiritSelf-Love
In practice
Example use cases
In a sermon about overcoming personal struggles, one might mention this quote to highlight the importance of self-love.
More from Brennan Manning
All quotes βThe sinners to whom Jesus directed His messianic ministry were not those who skipped morning devotions or Sunday church. His ministry was to those whom society considered real sinners. They had done nothing to merit salvation. Yet they opened themselves to the gift that was offered them. On the other hand, the self-righteous placed their trust in the works of the Law and closed their hearts to the message of grace.
Brennan ManningRead
There is the "you" that people see and then there is the "rest of you". Take some time and craft a picture of the "rest of you." This could be a drawing, in words, even a song. Just remember that the chances are good it will be full of paradox and contradictions.
Brennan ManningRead
Do you honestly believe God likes you, not just loves you because theologically God has to love you?
Brennan ManningRead
Suffering, failure, loneliness, sorrow, discouragement, and death will be part of your journey, but the Kingdom of God will conquer all these horrors. No evil can resist grace forever.
Brennan ManningRead
For Ragamuffins, God's name is Mercy. We see our darkness as a prized possession because it drives us into the heart of God. Without mercy our darkness would plunge us into despair - for some, self-destruction. Time alone with God reveals the unfathomable depths of the poverty of the spirit. We are so poor that even our poverty is not our own: It belongs to the mysterium tremendum of a loving God.
Brennan ManningRead
Similar quotes
We would rather see those to whom we do good, than those who do good to us.
Francois De La RochefoucauldRead
To venture causes anxiety, but not to venture is to lose one's self.... And to venture in the highest is precisely to be conscious of one's self.
Soren KierkegaardRead
Fiction is a bridge to the truth that journalism can't reach.
Hunter S. ThompsonRead
We cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself.
Barack ObamaRead
Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?
Alfred Lord TennysonRead
In a capitalist society, all human relationships are voluntary. Men are free to cooperate or not, to deal with one another or not, as their own individual judgments, convictions and interests dictate.
Ayn RandRead