Quotes About Acceptance

Labels start out as little threads of self dissatisfaction but ultimately weave together into a straightjacket of self-condemnation

It's easy to live loved when I feel loved.

Unrealistic expectations are things the other person isn't able or willing to do for me. I have to let go of these.

Feeling unglued is really all I've ever known. And I'm starting to wonder if maybe it's all I'll ever be.

People with a realistic view see rejections as a natural part of life and adjust accordingly. It

I only needed to bring my willingness to forgive, not the fullness of all my restored feelings.

God isn't afraid of your sharp edges that may seem quite risky to others. He doesn't pull back. He pulls you close.

A whole lifetime could be spent making excuses, giving in, feeling guilty, resolving to do better, mentally beating myself up for not sticking to my resolve, feeling like a failure, and then resigning myself to the fact that things can't change.

Self-rejection paves the landing strip for the rejection of others to arrive and pull on up to the gates of our hearts. Think about why it hurts so much when other people say or do things that make you feel rejected. Isn't it in part due to the fact they just voiced some vulnerability you've already berated yourself for? It hurts exponentially more when you're kicked in an already bruised shin.

Our disappointments in ourselves—in our lives—aren't just isolated pieces of evidence that we fall short and life is hard. No, they are the exact places where we can break secrecy with fellow humans and show up to say, "Me too. I get it. I understand. You aren't alone. Together, we can find our way home.

Rejection steals the security of all we thought was beautiful and stable and leaves us scared and fragile and more vulnerable than ever.

We must feel the pain to heal the pain. If we never allow ourselves to feel it, we won't acknowledge it's there.

Being full of God's love settles, empowers, and brings out the best of who we are. On the other hand, the more full of the flesh we are, the more we grab at anyone and anything to fill that ache for love and acceptance.

grace is such a crazy notion to the heart of the one rejected. But if we will step over the hurt feelings and turn from the box of bitter rot, we are then free to pick up the box of sweet, pure lilies.

Yes, I am fully loved, fully accepted, and fully empowered to say no to my flesh. Speak that truth in the power He's given you. Believe that truth in the power He's given you. Live that truth in the power He's given you. That's how you tell your flesh no. That's how you live fully prepared in the fullness of God.

A girl without a daddy felt to me like a girl without a place in this world. After all, if he couldn't love me, who would ever love me?

What happened yesterday can't be changed, but it can be forgiven. That's your miracle in the mess.

Anything that infuses us with humility is good. Even if it feels a bit like humiliation in the moment, the workings of humility within are a gift.

Relationships don't come in packages of perfection; relationships come in packages of potential.

The more fully we invite God in, the less we will feel uninvited by others.

The space between our expectations and our reality is a fertile field, and it's the perfect place to grow a bumper crop of disappointment.

Bitterness, resentment, and anger have no place in a heart as beautiful as yours.

My body size is not tied to my happy. If my happy was missing when I was larger, it will still be missing when I get smaller.

People laughed at Jesus. People rejected Jesus. People misunderstood Jesus. We know this in theory, but as I sat on that rock that day, I suddenly realized what an everyday reality this was for Him. And because this was a reality for Him, He is the perfect one to turn to when rejection is a reality for us.