To follow Jesus implies that we enter into a way of life that is given character and shape and direction by the one who calls us. To follow Jesus means picking up rhythms and ways of doing things that are often unsaid but always derivative from Jesus, formed by the influence of Jesus. To follow Jesus means that we can't separate what Jesus is saying from what Jesus is doing and the way that he is doing it. To follow Jesus is as much, or maybe even more, about feet as it is about ears and eyes" (The Way of Jesus, Eugene H. Peterson, 22).

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When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.

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Pity can be nearsighted and condescending; shared suffering can be dignifying and life-changing.

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Waiting means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusions.

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Worship is an act that develops feelings for God, not a feeling for God that is expressed in an act of worship.

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We cannot be too careful about the words we use; we start out using them and they end up using us.

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The word 'christian' means different things to different people. To one person it means a stiff, upright, inflexible way of life, colorless and unbending. To another it means a risky, surprised-filled adventure, lived tiptoe at the edge of expectation...If we get our information from the biblical material, there is no doubt that the Christian life is a dancing, leaping, daring life.

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My job is not to solve people's problems or make them happy, but to help them see the grace operating in their lives.

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If you don't take a Sabbath, something is wrong. You're doing too much, you're being too much in charge. You've got to quit, one day a week, and just watch what God is doing when you're not doing anything.

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I will not try to run my own life or the lives of others; that is God's business.

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