Human relationship Quote by Belden C. Lane

“...there can never be intimacy if [someone] is always trying to pay God back or work hard enough to be worthy.”

— Francis Chan

“We say we long for intimacy with God and others, and yet we structure our lives so that this becomes impossible. One might think…

— Mark Galli

“Inside marriage, those feelings are pure. God wouldn't order us to be fruitful and multiply if He didn't want us to share intimacy. It…

— Cathy Marie Hake

“Everything we do for God will be the overflow of intimacy with God.”

— Dan Baumann

“...true intimacy—sharing who you are, the very deepest part of you—with Him. God wants to listen to who you are.”

— Linda Boone

“When we see ourselves in a relationship of love with God, there is always something of a lover's dilemma, a struggle to give and…

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

“Human relationships are most satisfying when we enter them not just to please ourselves or even the other person, but to please God.”

— Lane Tripp

“Everything and anything can be taken away from us—jobs, religious freedoms, finances, health, relationships—except for our intimate relationship with God. Once we finally accept…

— Jeanne Nigro

“There is a freedom that can be discovered in relationship, whether it be with spiritual community or with another individual, where something much bigger…

— Adyashanti

“or he will become frustrated because he cannot provide this special intimacy with her. Only God can fill this gap in the relationship. He…

— Chaim Bentorah

“A deeper intimacy with God sharpens our awareness of sin, which causes a stronger need for grace and a freer offering of mercy.”

— alisa hope wagner

“There is no intimacy without vulnerability.”

— Brené Brown