39 Quotes by Larry Crabb

I assume the Spirit is always whispering, “Abba”, to God’s children, assuring them that they are safe in His care. And he is continually calling them to become what God saved them to be, solid people, indestructibly alive, hurting perhaps, but consumed with pleasing the Father.

In order to meaningfully repent of the ways in which we violate love, we must recognize them. We won’t recognize self-protective patterns of relating as sinful violations of love until we face the disappointment in our soul we’re determined never to experience again.

It is the understanding of others and the awareness of their needs, that the ambassador of CHRIST should strive to cultivate.

Face the hard questions that life requires you to ask. Gather with other travelers on the narrow road, pilgrims who acknowledge their confusion and feel their fears. Then, together, live those questions in My Presence.

The pain of aloneness and pointlessness is piercing. It demands relief. That single fact – that the pain of living apart from God is unbearable – exposes our sinfulness as horribly grotesque and foolish. We insist on finding relief without coming to God on His terms.

That day has come. God is now dealing with us in a new way. Our badness is no longer the obstacle to blessing. Nor is our goodness the condition for blessing.

There’s never a moment in all our lives, from the day we trusted Christ till the day we see Him, when God is not longing to bless us. At every moment, in every circumstance, God is doing us good. He never stops. It gives Him too much pleasure. God is not waiting to bless us after our troubles end. He is blessing us right now, in and through those troubles. At this exact moment, He is giving us what He thinks is good.

Other forms of relating to God that have unique value in connecting us to Him include contemplative prayer and centering prayer.

The central truth that serves as the platform for Christian marriage – and for all Christian relationships – is that in Christ we are at every moment eternally loved and genuinely significant.