“A crown of thorns. Do not underestimate the significance of this crown of thorns. This was not simply a way to inflict pain, to press barbs into His profoundly human flesh. This was an attempt to humiliate Him and mock… — Hannah Anderson Copy Share Image
“Humility teaches us that God is actively redeeming the world. And because He is, we can experience the relief of confessing our brokenness—whether it is intentional sin, our natural limitations, or simply the weight of living under the curse. Humility teaches us to find rest in confession. Rest from the need to hide, the need to be perfect. We rest… — Hannah Anderson Copy Share
“We act out of love for God; and our obedience actually causes us to love more because it brings us into harmony with His… — Hannah Anderson Copy Share Image
“One of the most compelling things about this majestic God, this God who existed before the worlds began, is that He understands our weakness. As David sang in the Judean hillsides, “He knows our frame and remembers that we are dust.” So much so, that even back in the emptiness of the cosmos, He knew that we would never be… — Hannah Anderson Copy Share
“do not have to worry about my friend’s judgment of me. Instead of responding out of anger, I can rest in God’s judgment of me through Christ. Instead of responding to the pain of being misunderstood, I can rest in the fact that God understands me even better than I understand myself. And instead of rushing around to convince everyone… — Hannah Anderson Copy Share
“This is precisely the test of true humility, that one no longer presumes to judge whether or not one is too miserable to be included in the call to sanctity but simply answers the merciful love of God by sinking down into adoration.” And this sinking down, this humility, leads to confidence. Hildebrand continues, “The question whether I feel worthy… — Hannah Anderson Copy Share
“By placing His image in us, God assumes an extra measure of ownership and responsibility for our lives. We are His brand, His trademark.” — Hannah Anderson Copy Share Image
“Your life has intrinsic value, not simply because of who you are as an individual, but because of who He is as your God.” — Hannah Anderson Copy Share Image
“In other words, we sin whenever we act in a way that does not reflect His nature, whenever we are not glorious like He… — Hannah Anderson Copy Share Image
“If you are not experiencing His rest, if you are weighed down, put out, and resentful, you must ask yourself whether you’re actually pulling under His yoke. If you’re feeling burdened and heavy laden, you must question whether you’re as humbly submitted to Him as you believe yourself to be. You may have thrown off the yoke of religious form,… — Hannah Anderson Copy Share
“And now you can see the relationship between pride and stress. Pride convinces us that we are stronger and more capable than we actually are. Pride convinces us that we must do and be more than we are able. And when we try, we find ourselves feeling "thin, sort of stretched . . . like butter that has been scraped… — Hannah Anderson Copy Share
