--- title: "4 Christian living Quotes By Natalie Brenner" description: "4 Christian living quotes by Natalie Brenner. Plus more from Natalie Brenner and more Christian living sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afb/natalie-brenner-28797_brokenness_my-parents-are-humans-too-this-has-been_99218.jpg" --- > [“My parents are humans too. This has been one of my greatest awakenings in adulthood: my parents being regular people, too. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/my-parents-are-humans-too-this-has-been-one-of-my-greatest-awakenings/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afb/natalie-brenner-28797_brokenness_my-parents-are-humans-too-this-has-been_99218.jpg) > [“...hope is never wasted. Even if what I hoped for did not come to fruition as I had imagined, as I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/hope-is-never-wasted-even-if-what-i-hoped-for-did-not-come-to/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/natalie-brenner-28797_christian-living_hope-is-never-wasted-even-if-what-i-hope_939312.jpg) > [“I wasn't there yet, I wasn't finding joy and gladness in my barrenness, but I believed I would. I believed He would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/i-wasn-t-there-yet-i-wasn-t-finding-joy-and-gladness-in-my-barrenness/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/natalie-brenner-28797_barrenness_i-wasn-t-there-yet-i-wasn-t-finding-joy_1859231.jpg) > [“I began realizing it was okay to just sit with Him instead of always reading and journaling prayers or hustling off to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/i-began-realizing-it-was-okay-to-just-sit-with-him-instead-of-always/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b9/natalie-brenner-28797_bible-study_i-began-realizing-it-was-okay-to-just-si_1976088.jpg) ## Other authors on Christian living - [Lailah Gifty Akita 46 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [Ikechukwu Joseph 28 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/ikechukwu-joseph/) - [Kristen M. Smeltzer 19 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/kristen-m-smeltzer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ann-voskamp-13597.jpg) Ann Voskamp 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/ann-voskamp/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-jessica-nicholas-21628.jpg) Jessica Nicholas 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/jessica-nicholas/) - [Shauna Niequist 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/shauna-niequist/) - [Pedro Okoro 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/pedro-okoro/) - [T.F. Tenney 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/t-f-tenney/) - [Diane Moody 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/diane-moody/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stormie-omartian-87642.jpg) Stormie Omartian 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/stormie-omartian/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-piper-52106.jpg) John Piper 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/john-piper/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-d-a-mc-bride-57061.jpg) D. A. MC Bride 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/d-a-mc-bride/) ## More by Natalie Brenner > [“My parents are humans too. This has been one of my greatest awakenings in adulthood: my parents being regular people, too. They have baggage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/my-parents-are-humans-too-this-has-been-one-of-my-greatest-awakenings/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“I craved to make my faith as real as possible, which meant being recklessly honest in His presence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/i-craved-to-make-my-faith-as-real-as-possible-which-meant-being/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“...hope is never wasted. Even if what I hoped for did not come to fruition as I had imagined, as I had hoped. Hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/hope-is-never-wasted-even-if-what-i-hoped-for-did-not-come-to/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“Wholeness is birthed through vulnerability and sensitivity, which is often conceived in brokenness. Jesus taught me this.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/wholeness-is-birthed-through-vulnerability-and-sensitivity-which-is/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“...when I decided to be fully honest about whatever my heart undergoes, I found immense peace among the chaos of uncertainties. In my honesty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/when-i-decided-to-be-fully-honest-about-whatever-my-heart-undergoes-i/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“...the sweetness of grace and freedom comes hand in hand with the uncomfortable, bitter-rawness of honest emotions and grief.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/the-sweetness-of-grace-and-freedom-comes-hand-in-hand-with-the/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“Too many men I know experience shame because society places pressure on them to withhold emotion: emotion and sensitivity is weak. I have found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/too-many-men-i-know-experience-shame-because-society-places-pressure/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“Time and time again, I find I cannot skip the night to arrive to the morning. Joy comes in the morning, but the morning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/time-and-time-again-i-find-i-cannot-skip-the-night-to-arrive-to-the/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“I wanted to forgive my mom and my dad so badly for the deep hurt they caused, the fear their broken marriage invoked in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/i-wanted-to-forgive-my-mom-and-my-dad-so-badly-for-the-deep-hurt-they/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“I wasn't there yet, I wasn't finding joy and gladness in my barrenness, but I believed I would. I believed He would make my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/i-wasn-t-there-yet-i-wasn-t-finding-joy-and-gladness-in-my-barrenness/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“I began realizing it was okay to just sit with Him instead of always reading and journaling prayers or hustling off to the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/i-began-realizing-it-was-okay-to-just-sit-with-him-instead-of-always/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“Something significant in me snapped when I miscarried; that something hadnt unsnapped yet. It hadn't been put back together and I was afraid it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/something-significant-in-me-snapped-when-i-miscarried-that-something/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“We cannot experience free joy and happiness without experiencing the depths of pain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/we-cannot-experience-free-joy-and-happiness-without-experiencing-the/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“I must acknowledge that though his adoption embodies graciousness, it is also a reminder this world is not as it should be. Brokenness permeates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/i-must-acknowledge-that-though-his-adoption-embodies-graciousness-it/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) > [“Fast forgiveness is a part of Christian culture I want to help change and transform. I ache for a journey of Jesus-like forgiveness. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-brenner/fast-forgiveness-is-a-part-of-christian-culture-i-want-to-help-change/) [Natalie Brenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-brenner/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-living/natalie-brenner/#itemlist", "name": "4 Christian living Quotes By Natalie Brenner", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“My parents are humans too. This has been one of my greatest awakenings in adulthood: my parents being regular people, too. They have baggage and losses, grown up in imperfect homes with imperfect families just as I did. 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