Quotes from Peter Scazzero

God has shaped and crafted us internally—with a unique personality, thoughts, dreams, temperament, feelings, talents, gifts, and desires. He has planted "true seeds of self" inside of us. They make up the authentic "us." We are also deeply loved. We are a treasure.

We are deeply loved by God for who we are, not for what we do.

What might change in your context if you were to define success not by the numbers but as radically doing God's will? What are the markers of success to which God is calling you and your team? What fears or anxieties are you aware of as you even consider such questions?

The vast majority of us go to our graves without knowing who we are. We unconsciously live someone else's life, or at least someone else's expectations for us. This does violence to ourselves, our relationship with God, and ultimately to others.

Our wisdom . . . consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves.

The degree to which you recognize and engage your own shadow is the degree to which you can free others to face theirs.

The critical issue on the journey with God is not "Am I happy?" but "Am I free?

Detachment is the great secret of interior peace.

Some of us are addicted to what others think.

Externally I had appeared kind, gracious, and patient, when inwardly I was nothing like that. I so wanted to present a polished image as a good Christian that I cut myself off from what was going on within myself. Unconsciously I had been thinking: I hope I am a good-enough Christian. Will this couple like us? Will they think we are okay? Will John give a good report of his visit to my pastor friend? Pretending was safer than honesty and vulnerability. The

It is essential that we reflect on the messages that were handed down to us, submitting them to Christ and his Word.

Unhealed wounds open us up to habitual sin against God and others.