Zach Maldonado > Quotes

“You see, sin is like a stomach virus. It’s in us, but it’s not us. It can tempt us to act in weird ways and make us feel bad and wrong, but sin is not us and we are not sin. We may think we need to fix ourselves, but God is asking us to just fix our focus on Him. We may think we’re the problem, but sin is. We may think”
― Zach Maldonado, Perfect and Forgiven: Discovering Your Freedom From Shame, Guilt, and Sin

“You’re not qualified because of what you do or what you’ve done. God alone qualifies you. So isn’t it time to stop listening to your past and start listening to God’s opinion of you?”
― Zach Maldonado, Perfect and Forgiven: Discovering Your Freedom From Shame, Guilt, and Sin

“God is not off in heaven asking us to work our way to Him. Instead, He’s in our heart reminding us that He worked His way to us. It was His work that made us close, not ours.”
― Zach Maldonado, Perfect and Forgiven: Discovering Your Freedom From Shame, Guilt, and Sin

“The deepest need of the human heart is to be loved and accepted. We all desire to be wanted, valued, and loved. The good news of Jesus is that in Him, we’re totally loved and unconditionally accepted—no matter what.”
― Zach Maldonado, Jesus Is Better: The God Who Likes and Enjoys You