Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
FRANCIS CHAN
FRANCIS CHAN
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God’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan I don’t have to worry about not meeting His expectations. God will ensure my success in accordance with His plan, not mine.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan A key to everything is surrender – to really come before the Lord and say, – I will literally stay here as long as you want me to stay’ or ‘God, I will really go anywhere on the earth.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Are we in love with God or just His stuff?
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled up on top of it.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan God’s presence is all that matters.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Proclaiming the gospel to a lost world cannot be just another activity to add to the church’s crowded agenda. It must be central to who we are. It forms our identity.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Don’t fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
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In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt The irony is that he broke the only person he never wanted to hurt.
Krishan PandeyKrishan Pandey I will wait, I am waiting, and I will love you with all the love I posses until this body is ash and I begin my search for you again.
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson Nothing is permanent not even your pain.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Do not insist me to let you go, you come half hearted like a crescent moon, and you go heart-filled like a full moon which glows.
Nikita GandhiNikita Gandhi I want to fold you into my book, like a petal, so that you’d never leave.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney
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Coco ChanelCoco Chanel Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
Martin Luther King JrMartin Luther King Jr Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela To become successful you must be a person of action. Merely to “know” is not sufficient. It is necessary both to know and do.
Napoleon HillNapoleon Hill Never confuse movement with action.
Ernest HemingwayErnest Hemingway It is not the actions of others which trouble us but rather it is our own judgments.
Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius