Francis Chan on action
Francis Chan76 quotes“Can you worship a God who isn’t obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?”
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The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan 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.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan God never breaks His promises.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?
Francis ChanFrancis Chan God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don’t have the license to define love according to our standards.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Do you understand that it’s impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender?
Francis ChanFrancis Chan We are here to love. Not much else matters.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan The message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It’s about God who wants to give to you.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan We should be so joyful from God’s grace that others would respond by saying, ‘I wish I had your God.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?
Francis ChanFrancis Chan We need to be more concerned about who we are before God than our reputation before people.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God’s fidelity to His Promises.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan The fact is, I need God to help me love God. And if I need His help to love Him, a perfect being, I definitely need His help to love other, fault-filled humans.
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Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
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More on action
Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan People want guidance, not rhetoric. They need to know what the plan of action is, and how it will be implemented. They want to be given responsibility to help solve the problem and authority to act on it.
Howard SchultzHoward Schultz As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobody would have thought of doing.
Golda MeirGolda Meir To wish for change will change nothing; To make the decision to take action right now will change everything.
Nick VujicicNick Vujicic Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux When a man takes time to consider whether he will do a good or civil action, be assured he will never do it. The baser feelings, the calculations of interest and timidity, always prevail.
Aaron BurrAaron Burr I am emboldened, not cowed, by the words and actions of Trump and his circle. I believe many others are as well. Together we will stand in opposition. I’m not going anywhere, and I won’t be silenced.
George TakeiGeorge Takei Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.
James ClearJames Clear
