Grady Henexson’s Reviews > The Benefit of Doubt: How Confronting Your Deepest Questions Can Lead to a Richer Faith > Status Update

“My life had become more about my performance than about God's presence. There had been a subtle shift from living in genuine devotion to God to doing religious duties for God. I was relying on my ‘D-O’ instead of Jesus ‘D-O-N-E.’ Rather than living my life WITH God, I was living my life FOR God.“

“While salvation is a one-time event, transformation is a lifelong journey. The Holy Spirit may come to us in a download, but, through him, change happens day by day. That means every Christian is at a unique place in his or her walk of faith.”

“In healthy relationships, we've come to understand that ‘tough love’ is not abuse but simply necessary correction to persuade someone to take responsibility for his or her actions. With God's love we have to remember the presence of pain does not indicate an absence of love. In fact, often-times, the presence of real pain is the evidence of real love.”