The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time. — Francis Chan
love
God doesn’t love us because we are good
The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us. — C.S. Lewis
We are all pencils
We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God, who is sending love letters to the world. — Mother Teresa
God is aware of the skeletons
God is minutely and acutely aware of every skeleton in every closet. And He loves us. — R.C. Sproul
Trust the past to God’s mercy
Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love and the future to God’s providence. — Augustine
True repentance hates the sin
True repentance hates the sin, and not merely the penalty; and it hates the sine most of all because it has discovered and felt God’s love. — W.M. Taylor
