Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
FRANCIS CHANCan 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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Our lack of intimacy is due to our refusal to unplug and shut off communication from all others so we can be alone with Him.
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He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a ‘Christian’ without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.
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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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But God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn’t come through.
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The God who loans you life sees your every move, hears each word you speak, knows your every thought. You are seen by God. Noticed. Known.
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God’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
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Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they’re not obeying the things that He called them to do.
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The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.
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Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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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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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 is love, but He also defines what love is. We don’t have the license to define love according to our standards.
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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.
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