Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
FRANCIS CHANGod 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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The point is not to completely understand God but to worship Him. Let the very fact that you cannot know Him fully lead you to praise Him for His infiniteness and grandeur.
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The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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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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Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
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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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I’ve got this amazing relationship with God that is better than life, itself, so marvelous, so wonderful that everything else can fall apart and I’m okay.
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God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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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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Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
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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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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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Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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