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When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.

Francis Chan

The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His.
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Glory God Himself Life
The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.
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Follow Heart Love Religious World Yourself
We should be so joyful from God’s grace that others would respond by saying, ‘I wish I had your God.
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God Grace Joy Myself Response Talk
Following Christ isn’t something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.
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Display God Heart Ourselves Side
Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
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Desire Fight God Order Simplicity Yourself
We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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Creation Fake God
Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.
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Consequence People Pin Save Warm
We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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Important Love Value Worth
Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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Action Fruit Meaning World
When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God’s command to always rejoice.
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Command Consumption Family Important Life Problem Rejoice
God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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Call Comfortable God Himself Trust
The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.
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Desperate God Himself Time
I don’t have to worry about not meeting His expectations. God will ensure my success in accordance with His plan, not mine.
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Expectation Myself Planning Success Worry
The disciples obey because that’s what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
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Death Deep Instruction Obedience People Rise
Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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Action Crazy Faith Religious
If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith.
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Activity Care Faith God Hero Religious

When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.

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When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.

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