“Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat......Forgiveness does not create a relationship. Unless people speak the truth about what they have done and change their mind and behavior, a relationship of trust is not possible. When you forgive someone you certainly release them from judgment, but without true change, no real relationship can be established.........Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive. But should they finally confess and repent, you will discover a miracle in your own heart that allows you to reach out and begin to build between you a bridge of reconciliation.........Forgiveness does not excuse anything.........You may have to declare your forgiveness a hundred times the first day and the second day, but the third day will be less and each day after, until one day you will realize that you have forgiven completely. And then one day you will pray for his wholeness......”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Each relationship between two persons is absolutely unique. That is why you cannot love two people the same. It simply is not possible. You love each person differently because of who they are and the uniqueness that they draw out of you.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Don't ever discount the wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy. Sometimes they are the best words the heart can speak.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships so will our healing, and I know that grace rarely makes sense for those looking in from the outside.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Submission is not about authority and it is not obedience; it is all about relationships of love and respect.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“...if anything matters then everything matters. Because you are important, everything you do is important. Every time you forgive, the universe changes; every time you reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes; with every kindness and service, seen or unseen, my purposes are accomplished and nothing will be the same again.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“All I want from you is to trust me with what little you can, and grow in loving people around you with the same love I share with you. It's not your job to change them, or to convince them. You are free to love without an agenda.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Pain has a way of clipping our wings and keeping us from being able to fly.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Just because I work incredible good out of unspeakable tragedies doesn't mean I orchestrate the tragedies. Don't ever assume that my using something means I caused it or that I need it to accomplish my purposes. That will only lead you to false notions about me. Grace doesn't depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find grace in many facets and colors.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“I don't need to punish people for sin. Sin is its own punishment, devouring you from the inside. It's not my purpose to punish it; it's my joy to cure it.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“So many believe that it is love that grows, but it is the knowing that grows and love simply expands to contain it.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Life takes a bit of time and a lot of relationship.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Sometimes honesty can be incredibly messy”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Remember, the people who know me are the ones who are free to live and love without any agenda."
Is that what it means to be a Christian?" It sounded kind of stupid as Mack said it, but it was how he was trying to sum everything up in his mind.
Who said anything about being a Christian? I'm not a Christian."
The idea struck Mack as odd and unexpected and he couldn't keep himself from grinning. "No, I suppose you aren't."
They arrived at the door of the workshop. Again Jesus stopped. "Those who love me come from every system that exists. They were Buddhists or Mormons, Baptists or Muslim, Democrats, Republicans, and many who don't vote or are not part of any Sunday morning religious institutions. I have followers who were murderers and many who were self-righteous. Some were bankers and bookies, Americans and Iraquis, Jews and Palistinians. I have no desire to make them Christian, but I do want to join them in their transformation into sons and daughters of my Papa, into my brothers and sisters, into my Beloved."
Does that mean," asked Mack, "that all roads will lead to you?"
Not at all," smiled Jesus as he reached for the door handle to the shop. "Most roads don't lead anywhere. What it does mean is that I will travel any road to find you.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Jesus?" he whispered as his voice choked "I feel so lost"
A hand reached out and squeezed his, and didn't let go. "I know Mack. But it's not true. I am with you and I'm not lost. I'm sorry it feels that way, but hear me clearly. You are not lost.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“You... were created to be loved. So for you to live as if you were unloved is a limitation, not the other way around... Living unloved is like clipping a bird's wing and removing its ability to fly... A bird is not defined by being grounded but by his ability to fly. Remember this, humans are defined not by their limitations, but by the intentions I have for them; not by what they seem to be, but by everything it means to be created in my image. Love is NOT the limitation; love is the flying. I AM love. ”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but a the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Grace doesn't depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find grace in many facets and colors.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“I don't just want a piece of you and a piece of your life. Even if you were able, which you are not, to give me the biggest piece, that is not what I want. I want all of you and all of every part of you and your day.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to power is to choose to limit oneself- to serve.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Anger is the right response to something that is so wrong. But don't let the anger and pain and loss you feel prevent you from forgiving him and removing your hands from around his neck.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“It (trying to keep the law) grants you the power to judge others and feel superior to them. You believe you are living to a higher standard than those you judge. Enforcing rules, especially in its more subtle expressions like responsibility and expectation, is a vain attempt to create certainly out of uncertainty. And contrary to what you might think, I have a great fondness for uncertainty. Rules cannot bring freedom; they only have the power to accuse. ”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Did I hear God call me an idiot? ”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“You cannot produce trust just like you cannot 'do' humility. It either is or is not.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“If a rainbow makes a sound, or a flower as it grows, that was the sound of her laughter.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
“Love is not the limitation; love is the flying.”
― William Paul Young, quote from The Shack
William Paul Young
Born place: in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Born date May 11, 1955
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