Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
FRANCIS CHANA 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.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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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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Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.
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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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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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I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
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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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If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith.
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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?
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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 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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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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Jesus said go and make disciples, but so often we just sit and make excuses.
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