Just when the truth about life sinks in, His truth starts to surface. He takes us by the hand and dares us not to sweep the facts under the rug but to confront them with him at our side.
Max LucadoRead
Don't you need a fountain of love that won't run dry? You'll find one on a stone-cropped hill outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus hangs, cross-nailed and thorn-crowned. When you feel unloved, ascend this mount. Meditate long and hard on heaven's love for you.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the idea of seeking an eternal source of love, exemplified through faith in Jesus.
Max Lucado's quote suggests that in moments of feeling unloved, one should turn to the profound love exemplified by Jesus' sacrifice and presence. It encourages individuals to seek solace and strength in their faith, highlighting the unwavering and abundant love that comes from a deep spiritual connection.
In practice
During a church service, to inspire those who feel disconnected or unloved.
Just when the truth about life sinks in, His truth starts to surface. He takes us by the hand and dares us not to sweep the facts under the rug but to confront them with him at our side.
When you're full of yourself, God can't fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
There's an antidote to our fears- trust. If we trust God more,we can fear less.
We will never be cleansed until we confess we are dirty. And we will never be able to wash the feet of those who have hurt us until we allow Jesus, the one we have hurt, to wash ours.
One of the things I discover a lot in marriage counseling is the husband or wife trying to get their spiritual thirst quenched by their partner; I think that's a real common mistake that we make.
Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia
Traditional religions practices are important.They allow us to share with others the communal experience of adoration and prayer,but we must never forget spiritual experience is above all a practical experience of love,and with love,there are no rules some may try to control their emotions and develop strategies for their behavior,others may turn to reading books of advice from "experts" on relationships but this is all folly.The heart decides and what it decides is all that really matters.
People are generally irrational, unreasonable and selfish. They deserve to be loved, anyway.
Lukewarm people love others but do not seek to love others as much as they love themselves.
From suffering I have learned this: that whoever is sore wounded by love will never be made whole unless she embraces the very same love which wounded her.
How beautiful you are! You are more beautiful in anger than in repose. I don't ask you for your love; give me yourself and your hatred; give me yourself and that pretty rage; give me yourself and that enchanting scorn; it will be enough for me.
When you come right down to it, the secret to having it all is loving it all.
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