Quotes from Peter Scazzero

Our goal is the same: union with God in Christ, transformation into his image, and the freeing of our hearts from anything that stands in the way of Christ living in and through us.

Part of that likeness is to feel.

His grace is sufficient.

the activity of my life ("doing" for Jesus) began to eclipse the contemplative dimension of my life ("being" with Jesus).

The essence of being in God's image is our ability, like God, to stop. We imitate God by stopping our work and resting.

God never discards any of our past for his future when we surrender ourselves to him. He is the Lord! Every mistake, sin, and detour we take in the journey of life is taken by God and becomes his gift for a future of blessing when we surrender ourselves to him.

His power is accessible.

I was engaged in more activity for God than my being with God could sustain.

Rule of Life. PRAYER Scripture Silence and Solitude Daily Office (Prayer) Study REST Sabbath Simplicity Play and Recreation WORK/ACTIVITY Service and Mission Care for the Physical Body RELATIONSHIPS Emotional Health Family Community (Companions for the Journey

Pain has an amazing ability to open us to new truth and to get us moving.

No other religion in the world reveals a personal God who loves us for who we are, not what we do.

To become a Christian and to be adopted into God's family with the new name of "Christian" does not erase the past. God does not give us amnesia or do emergency emotional/spiritual reconstructive surgery. God does forgive the past, but he does not erase it. We are given a new start, but we still come in as babies drinking milk and are expected to die daily to the parts of our lives that do not honor God and follow Jesus.

Many Christians are stuck. Some are lost this very moment, trying to find their way. Others are afraid they will go astray if they remain stuck for too much longer. More than a few are lost without knowing it.

God intends that we mature in learning to recognize how he speaks and guides us through our feelings.

Unhealed wounds open us up to habitual sin against God and others.

True freedom comes when we no longer need to be somebody special in other people's eyes because we know we are loveable and good enough.

Sadly, when we look deep beneath the surface of our lives, most of us are not doing anything fundamentally differently from what our families did. God's intention, however, is that our local churches and parishes are to be places where, slowly but surely, we are re-parented on doing life Christ's way. God intends that his new community of people be the place where we are set free.

Ignoring our emotions is turning our back on reality.

Emotions are the language of the soul.

Jesus shows us that healthy Christians do not avoid conflict. His life was filled with it! He was in regular conflict with the religious leaders, the crowds, the disciples—even his own family. Out of a desire to bring true peace, Jesus disrupted the false peace all around him. He refused to "spiritualize away" conflict. 8.

way. Part of the sanctification process of the Holy Spirit is to strip away the false constructs we have accumulated and enable our true selves to emerge.

What kinds of activities bring me joy and delight? What truly replenishes me?

Simplicity The primary issue here is to remove distractions and remain free from attachments.

Play and Recreation The key here is to engage in activities that are pure and healthy and that breathe life into you.