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Jen Hatmaker quotes: CHAPTER 8 Thank-You Notes (Part 1)

CHAPTER 8 Thank-You Notes (Part 1)

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Maybe we don't recognize satisfaction because it is disguised as radical generosity, a strange misnomer in a consumer culture.

Maybe we don't recognize satisfaction because it is disguised as radical generosity, a strange misnomer in a consumer culture.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: In all our efforts, if we are not about people, our labors aren't really about Jesus but about us.

In all our efforts, if we are not about people, our labors aren't really about Jesus but about us.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: For the first time in our lives, we weren't trying to create our own opportunities; we were simply trying to respond to the Spirit's leading.

For the first time in our lives, we weren't trying to create our own opportunities; we were simply trying to respond to the Spirit's leading.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: A fast is not necessarily something we offer God, but it assists us in offering ourselves

A fast is not necessarily something we offer God, but it assists us in offering ourselves

Jen Hatmaker quotes: We have this one life to offer; there is no second chance.

We have this one life to offer; there is no second chance.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: When we impose unrealistic expectations on ourselves, it's natural to force them on everyone else.

When we impose unrealistic expectations on ourselves, it's natural to force them on everyone else.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: We cannot think our way into a new kind of living. We must live our way into a new kind of thinking.

We cannot think our way into a new kind of living. We must live our way into a new kind of thinking.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: While my stuff is decreasing, what matters is increasing in equal measure.

While my stuff is decreasing, what matters is increasing in equal measure.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: There are only 24 hours in a day. We need to quit trying to be awesome and instead be wise.

There are only 24 hours in a day. We need to quit trying to be awesome and instead be wise.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: If it isn't also true for a poor single Christian mom in Haiti, it isn't true.

If it isn't also true for a poor single Christian mom in Haiti, it isn't true.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Thank you, Caillou, for having a nonphonetic title so my son cannot look you up on Netflix.

Thank you, Caillou, for having a nonphonetic title so my son cannot look you up on Netflix.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Jesus, may there be less of me and my junk and more of You and Your kingdom." I will reduce, so He can increase.

Jesus, may there be less of me and my junk and more of You and Your kingdom." I will reduce, so He can increase.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Just drop some onion and garlic in olive oil, and your day improves exponentially.

Just drop some onion and garlic in olive oil, and your day improves exponentially.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: My best advice is just to show up and be truthful. Be the kind of friend you are hoping for.

My best advice is just to show up and be truthful. Be the kind of friend you are hoping for.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: We are only qualified to administer mercy, not judgment, because we will pull up many a beautiful stalk of wheat, imagining him a weed.

We are only qualified to administer mercy, not judgment, because we will pull up many a beautiful stalk of wheat, imagining him a weed.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: I seek only friends who bleed and sweat and laugh and cry. Don't fear your humanity; it is your best offering.

I seek only friends who bleed and sweat and laugh and cry. Don't fear your humanity; it is your best offering.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: nothing hurts worse or steals more joy than broken relationships. We can heal and hurt each other, and we do.

nothing hurts worse or steals more joy than broken relationships. We can heal and hurt each other, and we do.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Adoption is an answer to a tragedy that has already happened, but may it never be the impetus for one that hasn't.

Adoption is an answer to a tragedy that has already happened, but may it never be the impetus for one that hasn't.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Theology very naturally follows belief, but belief very rarely follows judgment.

Theology very naturally follows belief, but belief very rarely follows judgment.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Usually the things we think we need become the very things we need a break from.

Usually the things we think we need become the very things we need a break from.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: your brain resembles the bottom of your purse: lost

your brain resembles the bottom of your purse: lost

Jen Hatmaker quotes: If our kids only expect blessings and exemptions, they will be terrible grown-ups.

If our kids only expect blessings and exemptions, they will be terrible grown-ups.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: When the jars of clay remember they are jars of clay, the treasure within gets all the glory, which seems somehow more fitting.

When the jars of clay remember they are jars of clay, the treasure within gets all the glory, which seems somehow more fitting.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: ...when the exhaustive exegesis of God's Word doesn't create people transformed into the image of Jesus, we have missed the forest for the trees.

...when the exhaustive exegesis of God's Word doesn't create people transformed into the image of Jesus, we have missed the forest for the trees.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Once we belong to Him, we know where to look for sweet communion,

Once we belong to Him, we know where to look for sweet communion,

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Could the highest level of "right theology" involve loving God and people like Jesus suggested?

Could the highest level of "right theology" involve loving God and people like Jesus suggested?

Jen Hatmaker quotes: occurs, it means we can see through your pants. It's too

occurs, it means we can see through your pants. It's too

Jen Hatmaker quotes: But God will span the universe to meet the believer who is real. He'd take an honest mess over a pretty lie any day.

But God will span the universe to meet the believer who is real. He'd take an honest mess over a pretty lie any day.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: We "love" people the way we "love" ourselves, and if we are not good enough, then no one is.

We "love" people the way we "love" ourselves, and if we are not good enough, then no one is.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Growing up means curbing appetites, shifting from "me" to "we," understanding private choices have social consequences and public outcomes.

Growing up means curbing appetites, shifting from "me" to "we," understanding private choices have social consequences and public outcomes.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: When we realize we can stop being Jesus defenders, we can start being Jesus representatives .

When we realize we can stop being Jesus defenders, we can start being Jesus representatives .

Jen Hatmaker quotes: All due respect to the Resurrection, but two-becoming-one might be the greatest miracle ever.

All due respect to the Resurrection, but two-becoming-one might be the greatest miracle ever.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Love God, love people. Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly. Treat people as you want to be treated. If you want to be great, be a servant.

Love God, love people. Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly. Treat people as you want to be treated. If you want to be great, be a servant.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Instead of waiting for community, provide it, and you'll end up with it anyway.

Instead of waiting for community, provide it, and you'll end up with it anyway.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: It's about creating a place to belong before people are expected to behave or even believe.

It's about creating a place to belong before people are expected to behave or even believe.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Though I believe math is a tool of the Enemy, I learned enough to know that to accurately find the sum, you add up all the parts.

Though I believe math is a tool of the Enemy, I learned enough to know that to accurately find the sum, you add up all the parts.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: If we all raised others up instead of raising ourselves a little higher, there would be few needs left on earth.

If we all raised others up instead of raising ourselves a little higher, there would be few needs left on earth.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Thank you, Coffee. For everything. You make life possible. I don't want to make you feel weird, but you are my soul mate. Well done.

Thank you, Coffee. For everything. You make life possible. I don't want to make you feel weird, but you are my soul mate. Well done.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Ironically, we practically have to be sainted to get through the adoption process, but any fool can spawn and have a baby, tra la la.

Ironically, we practically have to be sainted to get through the adoption process, but any fool can spawn and have a baby, tra la la.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: I have spent half of my life listening to someone else talk about God. Because of this history, I've developed something of an immunity to sermons.

I have spent half of my life listening to someone else talk about God. Because of this history, I've developed something of an immunity to sermons.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: For Jesus, who lived so lightly on this earth, He didn't even have a place to lay His head. I want so deeply to be like You.

For Jesus, who lived so lightly on this earth, He didn't even have a place to lay His head. I want so deeply to be like You.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Our primary defaults are exhaustion and guilt. Meanwhile, we have beautiful lives begging to be really lived, really enjoyed, really applauded

Our primary defaults are exhaustion and guilt. Meanwhile, we have beautiful lives begging to be really lived, really enjoyed, really applauded

Jen Hatmaker quotes: If people around me aren't moved by my Christ or my church, then I must be doing a miserable job of representing them both.

If people around me aren't moved by my Christ or my church, then I must be doing a miserable job of representing them both.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: I dream of a church that is once again called great, even by our skeptics, because our works of mercy cannot be denied.

I dream of a church that is once again called great, even by our skeptics, because our works of mercy cannot be denied.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: If the kingdom of God belongs to the poor, the bottom dwellers, then rich American Christians are going to have the hardest time finding it.

If the kingdom of God belongs to the poor, the bottom dwellers, then rich American Christians are going to have the hardest time finding it.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: We are not promised a pain-free life but are given the tools to survive: God and people. It is enough.

We are not promised a pain-free life but are given the tools to survive: God and people. It is enough.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: What makes the gospel good news isn't the concept, but the real-life person who has been changed by it.[90]

What makes the gospel good news isn't the concept, but the real-life person who has been changed by it.[90]

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Leaving is hard, even when a great adventure awaits you.

Leaving is hard, even when a great adventure awaits you.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: prestige, and possessions are the three things that prevent us from recognizing and receiving the reign of God. . . .

prestige, and possessions are the three things that prevent us from recognizing and receiving the reign of God. . . .

Jen Hatmaker quotes: It started as a selfish act and has turned into a way of life. I can't stand to watch someone throw anything away that belongs in my green bin.

It started as a selfish act and has turned into a way of life. I can't stand to watch someone throw anything away that belongs in my green bin.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: One decent sermon cannot influence a disoriented person in the same way your consistent presence in her life can.

One decent sermon cannot influence a disoriented person in the same way your consistent presence in her life can.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Obedience isn't a lack of fear. It's just doing it scared.

Obedience isn't a lack of fear. It's just doing it scared.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Mostly good is enough. Mostly good produces healthy kids who know they are valued and either forget the other parts or turn them into funny stories.

Mostly good is enough. Mostly good produces healthy kids who know they are valued and either forget the other parts or turn them into funny stories.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Jesus was tender toward brokenness but impatient toward egotism.

Jesus was tender toward brokenness but impatient toward egotism.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Be patient. Do the best with what you know. When you know more, adjust the trajectory.

Be patient. Do the best with what you know. When you know more, adjust the trajectory.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Honestly, I love Jesus but sometimes His followers give me a migraine.

Honestly, I love Jesus but sometimes His followers give me a migraine.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Loved people forgive and encourage, serve and uplift, because they are precious to someone.

Loved people forgive and encourage, serve and uplift, because they are precious to someone.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Our kids are the first generation in the history of America that has a shorter life span than their parents.

Our kids are the first generation in the history of America that has a shorter life span than their parents.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: My people are crumbling and dying and starving, and you're blessing blessed people and serving the saved.

My people are crumbling and dying and starving, and you're blessing blessed people and serving the saved.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Ignorant intervention is absolutely a contributing factor to cycles of oppression. This

Ignorant intervention is absolutely a contributing factor to cycles of oppression. This

Jen Hatmaker quotes: Many believers get together to discuss a great book and mistakenly call it Bible study. That is, in fact, a book club with a spiritual theme.

Many believers get together to discuss a great book and mistakenly call it Bible study. That is, in fact, a book club with a spiritual theme.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: don't quite know how to explain Jesus' presence - intense and terrifying and gentle at the exact same time.

don't quite know how to explain Jesus' presence - intense and terrifying and gentle at the exact same time.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: church-planting team is representative of the culture, not a group of paid professionals or full-time ministers.

church-planting team is representative of the culture, not a group of paid professionals or full-time ministers.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: The day I am unaware of my privileges and unmoved by my greed is the day something has to change.

The day I am unaware of my privileges and unmoved by my greed is the day something has to change.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: If anyone has made you feel invisible or less-than, write a new narrative on your heart.

If anyone has made you feel invisible or less-than, write a new narrative on your heart.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: A good parent prepares the child for the path, not the path for the child.

A good parent prepares the child for the path, not the path for the child.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: What is good for the Kingdom is good for us all.

What is good for the Kingdom is good for us all.

Jen Hatmaker quotes: the only thing fear yields is one dormant gift in a shallow grave.

the only thing fear yields is one dormant gift in a shallow grave.