"In pensive moments I wonder if I really have the courage to risk everything on the gospel of grace and accept the total sufficiency of Christ’s redeeming work. My futile attempts at self-improvement, the sadness that I am not yet perfect, the boasting about my victories in the vineyard, my sensitivity to criticism, and the lack of self-acceptance belie my profession of faith that Jesus is Lord—lip service from a shackled servant still in bondage to the insecurity that wears a thousand masks, still lacking the courage to risk all on him who is all, still thrashing about trying to fix myself, still struggling for that elusive achievement that will make me presentable to God. Brennan the basket case!
False modesty? No, otherwise why was I rattled when, after a sermon I preached in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, evangelist Tommy Tyson looked up with tears in his eyes and said, “Something wonderful just happened to me: I know as I have never known before that what Jesus did was enough.”"
(Brennan Manning. The Signature Of Jesus)
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