LESSONS

Been thinking about redemption lately… longer post to come. Below are some thoughts from my buddy Donald Miller… i like these thoughts :)

“…what if a person isn’t supposed to be alone, isn’t supposed to have glory on his own, but rather get glory from the God who loves him?”…

“I think that is beautiful… that He [Jesus] went around looking people in the eye to tell them they were beautiful, that He stood as a rock for them, a Being who, for the rest of their lives, they could look back to and hear in their minds, and envision in their memories, God saying to them the world had been lying, and you are indeed beautiful.”

“Imagine how much a man’s life would be changed if he trusted that he was loved by God? He could interact with the poor and not show partiality, he could love his wife easily and not expect her to redeem him, he would be slow to anger because redemption was no longer at stake, he could be wise and giving with his money because money no longer represented points, he could give up on formulaic religion, knowing that checking stuff off a spiritual to-do list was a worthless pursuit, he would have confidence and the ability to laugh at himself, and he could love people without expecting anything in return. It would be quite beautiful, really.”

“No more worrying about what an audience thinks, no more trying to elbow our way to the top. We have Him instead, a God who redeems our identity for us, giving us His righteousness.”

“Why not get your glory from God? …And only then will you know who you are, and only then will you have true, uninhibited relationships with others.”

listening to: the voices of my family, The Pickens