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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/i-can-remember-the-night-i-became-a-christian-and-man-this-weight/)

[Mike Yaconelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-yaconelli/)

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## More by Mike Yaconelli

> [That's why we trust the Bible - it speaks to both realities: the unchanging human condition and the constantly changing cultural conditions. It speaks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/that-s-why-we-trust-the-bible-it-speaks-to-both-realities-the/)

[Mike Yaconelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-yaconelli/)

> [A calling is the place where your gifts, abilities, desires, and feelings of worth all meet. When you follow your calling, you feel at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/a-calling-is-the-place-where-your-gifts-abilities-desires-and/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/there-have-been-times-where-i-ve-said-jesus-i-don-t-believe-in-you/)

[Mike Yaconelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-yaconelli/)

> [When I was younger, I believed my inconsistency was due to my youth. I believed that age would teach me all I needed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/when-i-was-younger-i-believed-my-inconsistency-was-due-to-my-youth-i/)

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> [The Church is the place where the incompetent, the unfinished, and even the unhealthy are welcome. I believe Jesus agrees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/the-church-is-the-place-where-the-incompetent-the-unfinished-and-even/)

[Mike Yaconelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-yaconelli/)

> [The reason people don't take Christianity very seriously anymore is because all people do is put it on their business cards and blab to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/the-reason-people-don-t-take-christianity-very-seriously-anymore-is/)

[Mike Yaconelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-yaconelli/)

> [Christianity is not about learning how to live within the lines; Christianity is about the joy of coloring. The grace of God is preposterous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/christianity-is-not-about-learning-how-to-live-within-the-lines/)

[Mike Yaconelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-yaconelli/)

> [I think satire is most effective when you love the thing you're satirizing rather than... have a vendetta against it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/i-think-satire-is-most-effective-when-you-love-the-thing-you-re/)

[Mike Yaconelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-yaconelli/)

> [Spirituality is not a formula; it is not a test. It is a relationship. Spirituality is not about competency; it is about intimacy. Spirituality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/spirituality-is-not-a-formula-it-is-not-a-test-it-is-a-relationship/)

[Mike Yaconelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-yaconelli/)

> [Evangelicals always assume that humor and faith are contradictory. It's OK to smile, to be nice, but not frivolous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/evangelicals-always-assume-that-humor-and-faith-are-contradictory-it/)

[Mike Yaconelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-yaconelli/)

> [I just want to be remembered as a person who loved God, who served others more than he served himself, who was trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/i-just-want-to-be-remembered-as-a-person-who-loved-god-who-served/)

[Mike Yaconelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-yaconelli/)

> [Play is an expression of God's presence in the world; one clear sign of God's absence in society is the absence of playfulness and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/play-is-an-expression-of-god-s-presence-in-the-world-one-clear-sign-2/)

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> [For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a godly person. Yet when I look at the yesterdays of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/for-as-long-as-i-can-remember-i-have-wanted-to-be-a-godly-person-yet/)

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> [If I were to die today, I would be nervous about what people would say at my funeral. I would be happy if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/if-i-were-to-die-today-i-would-be-nervous-about-what-people-would-say/)

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> [There are a whole lot of people who are so freakin' busy—they've so cluttered up their lives—they're at their wits' end. And if they'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-yaconelli/there-are-a-whole-lot-of-people-who-are-so-freakin-busy-they-ve-so/)

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