Mike Yaconelli quotes

Pretending is the grease of non-relationships. Pretending is how you and I get through the day without ever having to know each other. When I walk in the room, you say to me, 'How are you?' Well, you don't want to know. And, frankly, I don't want to tell you. So I just say, 'Fine,' and you go, 'Fine.' And off we go. (Mike Yaconelli)
Im unfinished. Im unfixed. And the reality is thats where God meets me is in the mess of my life, in the unfixedness, in the brokenness. I thought he did the opposite, he got rid of all that stuff. But if you read the Bible, if you look at it at all, constantly he was showing up in peoples lives at the worst possible time of their life. View quote
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I just want to be remembered as a person who loved God, who served others more than he served himself, who was trying to grow in maturity and stability. View quote
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There have been times where I've said, 'Jesus, I don't believe in you anymore, get out of here. I don't know. I don't even trust you.' And it's like, okay. And he's still hanging on. View quote
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Christianity is not about learning how to live within the lines; Christianity is about the joy of coloring. View quote
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Spirituality is not about being fixed; it is about God's being present in the mess of our unfixedness. (Messy Spirituality) View quote
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I can remember the night I became a Christian. And man, this weight came off of me and all that kind of stuff. What I didn't realize was, that was just the beginning - of a huge journey. View quote
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The grace of God is dangerous. It's lavish, excessive, outrageous, and scandalous. God's grace is ridiculously inclusive. Apparently God doesn't care who He loves. He is not very careful about the people He calls His friends or the people He calls His church. View quote
Mike Yaconelli

Mike Yaconelli

Occupation: American Writer
Born: July 24, 1942
Died: October 30, 2003
Quotes count: 8