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> [“Ignoring our emotions is turning our back on reality; listening to our emotions ushers us into reality. And reality is where we meet God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/ignoring-our-emotions-is-turning-our-back-on-reality-listening-to-our/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

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## More by Dan Allender

> [“We are not machines that can be repaired through a series of steps—we are relational beings who are transformed by the mystery of relationship.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/we-are-not-machines-that-can-be-repaired-through-a-series-of-steps-we/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

> [“The reason we don’t want to feel is that feeling exposes the tragedy of our world and the darkness of our hearts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/the-reason-we-don-t-want-to-feel-is-that-feeling-exposes-the-tragedy/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

> [“if we view difficult emotions as problems to be solved, we will end up looking for answers that will work rather than pursuing relationship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/if-we-view-difficult-emotions-as-problems-to-be-solved-we-will-end-up/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

> [“Righteous anger invites change. It can envision what the other might look like if the arrogance controlling the heart was pierced. Anger is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/righteous-anger-invites-change-it-can-envision-what-the-other-might/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

> [“The route to facing what we feel is not by devaluing the darkness of what we feel, but by valuing the deep structure of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/the-route-to-facing-what-we-feel-is-not-by-devaluing-the-darkness-of/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

> [“change comes through brutal honesty and vulnerability before God. Only face to face with our deepest ruling passions is there hope of redeeming the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/change-comes-through-brutal-honesty-and-vulnerability-before-god-only/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

> [“Tension is living in the gap between certainty and uncertainty. We always begin with what we know, and are irresistibly drawn to what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/tension-is-living-in-the-gap-between-certainty-and-uncertainty-we/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

> [“emotions are not amoral—they vocalize the inner working of our souls and are as tainted as any other portion of our personality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/emotions-are-not-amoral-they-vocalize-the-inner-working-of-our-souls/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

> [“all evaluations eventually boil down to this: Am I moving toward God or away from Him? Am I turning toward God with awe and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/all-evaluations-eventually-boil-down-to-this-am-i-moving-toward-god/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

> [“Ignoring our emotions is turning our back on reality; listening to our emotions ushers us into reality. And reality is where we meet God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/ignoring-our-emotions-is-turning-our-back-on-reality-listening-to-our/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

> [“Every emotion, though horizontally provoked, nevertheless reflects something about the vertical dimension: our relationship with God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-allender/every-emotion-though-horizontally-provoked-nevertheless-reflects/)

[Dan Allender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-allender/)

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