6 Quotes by Geri Scazzero

We embrace all our humanity, realizing that the more we ignore or suppress certain emotions, the more we are controlled by them.

When I finally quit the lie that good Christians don't get angry, I walked through a door that changed my life.

And, believe it or not, anger often comes bearing gifts. Through anger, God may help us discover what we really want, get us to pay attention to even deeper emotions, help us identify unmet expectations, and sometimes, see the folly of our sin.

Is the life I am living the same as the life that God wants to live in me?

For example, I needed to die to defensiveness and social shame, to a critical spirit, to the need to be right, to my fears of vulnerability and weakness, and to people’s approval. For most of my life, the thought of openly admitting my mistakes and vulnerabilities felt worse than death.

For many Christians today, the love of God in Christ remains an intellectual belief we affirm rather than an experiential reality that transforms our thoughts and feelings about ourselves. As a result, we continue to look for love from other people in destructive ways.