Quotes by William Paul Young

“He doesn’t stop a lot of things that cause him pain. Your world is severely broken. You demanded your independence, and now you are angry with the one who loved you enough to give it to you. Nothin...”

“oh my soul...be prepared for him who knows how to ask questions”

“Faith does not grow in a house of certainty.”

“So no, I’m not too big on religion...and not very fond of politics or economics either...And why should I be? They are the man-created trinity of terrors that ravages the earth and deceives those I...”

“I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships so will our healing, and I know that grace rarely makes sense for those looking in from the outside.”

“Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to power is to choose to limit oneself- to serve.”

“Women, in general, will find it difficult to turn from a man and stop demanding that he meets their needs, provides security, and protects their identity, and return to me. Men, in general, find it...”

“I have moments that aren't too bad, but there's always something I'm struggling with, or feeling guilty about. I just figured I needed to try harder, but I find it difficult to sustain that motivat...”

“For any created being, autonomy is lunacy. Freedom involves trust and obedience inside a relationship of love.”

“If a rainbow makes a sound, or a flower as it grows, that was the sound of her laughter.”

“Is what I do important? Does it matter? I don't really do much other than working, and caring for my family and friends.God: If anything matters, than everything matters. Because you are important,...”

“Don't ever discount the wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy. Sometimes they are the best words the heart can speak.”

“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but a the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind your stomach, because you do not just live in a world b...”

“The 'will to power and independence' has become so ubiquitous that it is now considered normal.”

“You cannot produce trust just like you cannot 'do' humility. It either is or is not.”

“Mack, don't you see how filling roles is the opposite of relationship? We want male and female to be counterparts, face-to-face equals, each unique and different, distinctive in gender but compleme...”

“Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat......Forgiveness does not create a relationship. Unless people speak the truth about what they have done and c...”

“...if anything matters then everything matters. Because you are important, everything you do is important. Every time you forgive, the universe changes; every time you reach out and touch a heart o...”

“Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.”

“Forgiveness is not about forgetting, Mack. It is about letting go of another person's throat.”