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Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God QUOTES

Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God QUOTES

1 " Wide awake to the presence of God, I realized I had been so focused on asking why a good God allowed bad things to happen that I was missing out on the nearness of God all along. In becoming preoccupied with the why, I was missing the who. "

― Margaret Feinberg , Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God

2 " God is not merely at your fingertips but within your grasp. Live each day like a child digging through a treasure chest, rifling for the next discovery. Open your arms and your eyes to the God who stands in plain sight and works miracles in your midst. Look for him in your workdays and weekends, in your meeting-filled Mondays and your lazy Saturdays. Search for him in the snowy sunsets and Sabbaths, seasons of Lent and sitting at your table. Pray for—and expect—wonder. For when you search for God, you will discover him. "

― Margaret Feinberg , Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God

3 " when journeying with God some of the best parts of any pilgrimage are the detours. "

― Margaret Feinberg , Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God

4 " Unforgiveness feels like a prison built by the hands of a criminal where we end up incarcerated. Whether robbed, violated, or betrayed, we find ourselves trapped by the bondage of bitterness, the chains of cynicism, and the shackles of sin. With enough time, we can convince ourselves the prisons of our past were built by someone else, but unforgiveness is a cage we construct ourselves. If we choose to stop focusing on our inward pain and instead scan the perimeter, we discover the door to freedom hangs wide open thanks to Christ. The choice is ours. "

― Margaret Feinberg , Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God

5 " if God spoke creation into existence, should we be surprised when creation speaks back to us about God? "

― Margaret Feinberg , Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God