Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Quotes

“Emotional health and spiritual maturity are inseparable. It is impossible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature.”
― Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation

“When we define success wrongly, it means our best energies will be invested in things such as cutting-edge weekend services, cultivating our brand, and preparing captivating messages. Little is left over for discipleship—our own or that of others—especially when it produces what appears to be such a small and slow return. With the little time left to invest in the messy work of discipleship, we do the next best thing. We standardize discipleship and make it scalable. Our approach resembles more of a conveyor belt in a manufacturing plant than the kind of relational discipleship Jesus modeled for us. We like standardization. Jesus preferred customization.”
― Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation

“The problem was that I wasn’t truly free. Freedom comes when we no longer need to be somebody special in other people’s eyes. We are to be content to be popular with him alone.”
― Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation

“God’s plans and purposes for us are good, even when our circumstances are far from good.”
― Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation

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― Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation

“What are you angry about (a betrayal, a coworker’s hurtful comment, a car breakdown, unanswered prayer, etc.)? What are you sad about (a small or big loss, disappointment, or a choice you or others have made)? What are you anxious about (your finances, future, family, health, church)? What are you glad about (your family, an opportunity, your church)?”
― Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation

“While I was disciplined in spiritual practices, the people closest to me (starting with my wife, Geri) did not experience me as more loving with each passing year.”
― Peter Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation