Quotes about Acceptance

Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know, does not just have to do with forgiveness of sins alone.

God has yet to bless anyone except where they actually are, and if we faithlessly discard situation after situation, moment after moment, as not being "right",we will simply have no place to receive his kingdom into our life.

I like to think about the biblical story of the woman at the well and how out of order her life was. Jesus pointed out she'd had five husbands and was living with a sixth. But Jesus chose her to be the one who would take the good news of the Messiah's arrival to her village.

Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.

If we live for people's approval, we will die by their rejection

The only thing that will help us move past the giant of rejection is to immerse ourselves in the acceptance of Christ.

It's what we all wanted when we were children- to be loved and accepted exactly as we were then, not when we got taller or thinner or prettier...and we still want it... but we aren't going to get it from other people until we can get it from ourselves.

If you experience a health challenge, Life is inviting you to love yourself. In other words, no matter what your problem is, there is only one answer: loving yourself.

As I forgive myself, it becomes easier to forgive others.

If I want to be loved as I am, I have to be willing to love others as they are.

Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.

Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.