Favorite Quotes From The Shack

by Jason Young on 26. Oct, 2009 in Leadership Development

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I read The Shack last year.  I recently thumbed through my Moleskin that I carry with me and found my favorite quotes from the book.

  • Most of our hurts come through relationships so will our healing.
  • Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets.
  • Learn to live loved.
  • Humanity demanded independence and now we’re mad at the One who granted it to us.
  • Jesus says to people, “I will travel any road to find you.”
  • When people want what they think is right, then need a stern God. When they need forgiveness, they run to Jesus.
  • For you to know or not, has nothing at all to do with whether I (Holy Spirit) am actually here or not.
  • I don’t want to be the first among a list of values; I want to be at the center.
  • Tears are sometimes the best words the heart can speak.
  • Forgiveness is not about forgetting; it is about letting go of another person’s throat.
  • Your choices are not stronger than my purposes.
  • Many folks try to grasp some sense of who I (God) am by taking the best version of themselves, projecting that to the nth degree, factoring in all the goodness they can perceive, and then call that God. And while it may seem like a noble effort, the truth is that it fails pitifully short of who I really am. I’m not merely the best version of you that you can think of. I am far more than that, above and beyond all that you can ask or think.
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    3 Responses to “Favorite Quotes From The Shack”

    1. Andy Hinesley 27. Oct, 2009 at 3:39 pm #

      wish I had this book. Maybe I will go get it. Have you checked out my blog?

    2. Jason Young 26. Oct, 2009 at 12:56 pm #

      got it thanks a lot.

    3. Dawneman 26. Oct, 2009 at 12:33 pm #

      Here is a great book review for this book you might like. It is a PDF. :-)

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