Intimacy Quote by Brennan Manning Download Open image “We even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.” — Brennan Manning ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Intimacy Refuse Self True self Wonder
“Intimacy in all human relationships—especially with God—can occur only as vulnerability and inadequacy are owned.” — Belden C. Lane Copy Share Image
Deep down, theres a place within each of us that is made for one thing a relationship with God. No matter how hard we… — Regina Malabago Copy Share Image
The Spirit of God is jealous over us; He doesn't want superficial fellowship, but genuine intimacy. — John Bevere Copy Share Image
Now I understand why we can't be together. Because God does not want us to have the perfect life. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We are at this moment as close to God as we really choose to be. True, there are times when we would like to… — J. Oswald Sanders Copy Share Image
“...true intimacy—sharing who you are, the very deepest part of you—with Him. God wants to listen to who you are.” — Linda Boone Copy Share Image
We have become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
There's nothing more that we love than having a close, personal, open relationship, and I believe that's what God wants. — Lenny Kravitz Copy Share Image
“But let’s get real for a minute. So few of us have ever experienced that for ourselves or grew up in homes where that… — Angie Nichols Copy Share Image
Perhaps we had at last reached that stage of intimacy that destroys intimacy. — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
God wants to be our partner throughout life. Too often we are tempted to either carry the entire load ourselves or give everything to… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Let's dare to enter into an intimate relationship with God without fear, trusting that we will receive love and always more love. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his shadow; Peter could. The latter befriended the impostor… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Trust is our gift back to God, and he finds it so enchanting that Jesus died for love of it — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“It is not objective proof of God’s existence that we want but the experience of God’s presence. That is the miracle we are really… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“He who is alone with his sins is utterly alone. It may be that Christians, notwithstanding corporate worship, common prayer, and all their fellowship… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
God not only loves me as I am, but also knows me as I am. Because of this I don't need to apply spiritual… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Grace abounds in contemporary movies, books, novels, films and music. If God is not in the whirlwind, He may be in a Woody Allen… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
My trust in God flows out of the experience of his loving me, day in and day out, whether the day is stormy or… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
I you think you've done it, then you're wrong. Because you're not finished until you have achieved everything that you never thought you could. — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you may experience… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Our identity rests in God's relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ. — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“It's morning now, and I miss the soft rasp of her voice already. Ugh. I'm in trouble, aren't I?” — Pat Shand Copy Share Image
Intimacy requires an ability to both merge and be separate, to come together and be apart, like oscillating on a giant swing from oneness… — Charlotte Sophia Kasl Copy Share Image
When you write something by hand, there's a sort of intimacy that is just intrinsic to that act. You don't get to delete something… — Jenny Han Copy Share Image
Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable? — Phil Donahue Copy Share Image
The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“You thought I was answering "As you wish" but that's only because you were hearing wrong. "I love you" was what it was, but… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
I want to engage people in an honest, enlightened, and provocative conversation about the nature of erotic desire and the intricacies of intimacy and… — Esther Perel Copy Share Image
Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence — Deborah Tannen Copy Share Image
Physical love is total intimacy. It is the sign that the lovers have nothing to refuse each other, that they belong wholly to each… — Jacques Leclercq Copy Share Image
The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession but it also created jobs for comics and bred… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image