William P. Young
William P. Young
William Paul Youngis a Canadian author. He wrote the novels The Shack, Cross Roads and Eve...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth11 May 1955
CountryCanada
William P. Young quotes about
humility like-you shack
You cannot produce trust just like you cannot 'do' humility. It either is or is not.
children color games
You don't play a game or color a picture with a child to show your superiority. Rather, you choose to limit yourself so as to facilitate and honor that relationship.
ifs objects limitation
You do understand," she continued, "that unless I had an object to love -- or, more accurately, a someone to love -- if I did not have such a relationship within myself, then I would not be capable of love at all? You would have a god who could not love. Or maybe worse, you would have a god who, when he chose, could love only as a limitation of his nature.
voice paper authority
God's voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellect.
law independence trying
those who are afraid of freedom are those who cannot trust us to live in them. Trying to keep the law is actually a declaration of independence, a way of keeping control
relationship jobs people
All I want from you is to trust me with what little you can, and grow in loving people around you with the same love I share with you. It's not your job to change them, or to convince them. You are free to love without an agenda.
force
True love never forces.
jesus would-be needs
Jesus picked up the conversation. "As the crowning glory of creation, you were made in Our image, unencumbered by structure and free to simply 'be' in relationship with Me and one another. If you had trully learned to regard one another's concerns as significant as your own, there would be no need for hierarchy.
mistake purpose papa
mistakes are a part of life, and Papa works her purpose in them too.
expectations judgement guilt
Responsibilites and expectations are the basis of guilt and shame and judgement, and they provide the essential framework that promotes performance as the basis for identity and value.
unique giving different
I give you an ability to respond and your response is to be free to love and serve in every situation, and therefore each moment is different and unique and wonderful.
unique talking laughing
If you and I are friends, there is an expectancy that exists within our relationship. When we see each other or are apart, there is an expectancy of being together, of laughing and talking. The expectancy has no concrete definition; it is alive and dynamic and everything that emerges from our being together is a unique gift shared by no one else.
pain loss hands
Anger is the right response to something that is so wrong. But don't let the anger and pain and loss you feel prevent you from forgiving him and removing your hands from around his neck.
running lying trying
Through . . . lies you try to run your life and manipulate others. . . . Lies become an inhibitor in your relationship . . . .