One of the reasons people perish without a vision is that they cannot endure the pain and cost required to achieve any worthwhile purpose.
Danny SilkIf you want to make a difference, then get good at doing something and not just talking about something
Danny SilkIt's my job to manage my heart so that I can respond to you in love and cast out fear in our relationship.
Danny SilkThe more others encounter us honoring the boundaries we have set for our lives, the more they will know that they can trust us with their lives.
Danny SilkYes, it's vulnerable and scary to keep your love on toward someone who has become a perceived threat-you cannot guarantee what he or she is going to do. But you can guarantee your own choice. And you can always choose connection.
Danny SilkIn order to be able to make and keep commitments... to enduring, intimate relationships... you need to be a certain kind of person. You need to be a powerful person. Powerful people take responsibility for their lives and choices. Powerful people choose who they want to be with, what they are going to pursue in life, and how they are going to go after it.
Danny SilkEach believer comes to understand his or her significance in relationship to the whole Body, and the conviction begins to take hold: “I carry something that no one else carries. I must develop and release my gifts into the Church and the world and do my part in bringing Heaven to earth.” Honor empowers people.
Danny SilkJesus defied all of these rules. He taught in the outer courts of the Temple so women could join the audience.
Danny SilkTypically, people allow differences and mistakes to lower their respect and value for other people. But you know the pillar of honor is strong in a relationship when you can look at the other person and say, “You are really different from me. It makes me sad when I see you making that choice. But I love you. I value you, I believe in you, and I am here for you in this relationship.
Danny SilkYou have to embark on your own quest to discover why you are on this planet, what makes you get out of bed in the morning, and what you uniquely contribute to the world.
Danny SilkPowerful people do not try to control other people. They know it doesn't work, and that it's not their job. Their job is to control themselves.
Danny SilkThis is because fear and love are enemies. They come from two opposing kingdoms. Fear comes from the devil, who would like nothing more than to keep you permanently disconnected and isolated. Love comes from God, who is always working to heal and restore your connection with Him and other people and bring you into healthy, life-giving relationships.
Danny Silk