Kara (Kara)

“Many of us are living contradictions. I’ve done some empirical probing in my own life and have determined this to be true. We want God to speak to us, but we’re petrified he’ll call us to something uncomfortable, or difficult, or worse . . . something uncool.”
― Mike Howerton, Glorious Mess: Encountering God's Relentless Grace for Imperfect People

“I know too many people who muck around in the haze of being near God but never really embracing the new, wonderful, incredible, blessed life that God has for them. We have all lived in the haze from time to time. I know I have. This is the essence of our mess. And the challenge is to invite Jesus into the midst of your mess. Jesus died for your salvation in the afterlife, and you have a place in heaven for all of eternity. But Jesus also died for your freedom now.”
― Mike Howerton, Glorious Mess: Encountering God's Relentless Grace for Imperfect People

“God’s call will never involve temptation or evil or selfishness.”
― Mike Howerton, Glorious Mess: Encountering God's Relentless Grace for Imperfect People

“I hope you see how this changes the definition of success. Suddenly success is primarily about having a bold enough faith to follow God’s call, no matter what the outcome. Mother Teresa said, “I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness.” Of course, we want both! But if that isn’t possible, it is important to remember that faithless success isn’t success at all. The call of God required Jonah to take a step of faith. He had to have faith that God had spoken, faith that God knew better than Jonah did, and faith that God would provide for the adventure he was sending Jonah on.”
― Mike Howerton, Glorious Mess: Encountering God's Relentless Grace for Imperfect People