God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
FRANCIS CHANTrue faith manifests itself through our actions.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.
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God is not just one thing we add to the mix called life. He wants an invitation from us to permeate everything and every part of us.
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The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.
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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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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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We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
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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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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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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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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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Are we in love with God or just His stuff?
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A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled up on top of it.
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Making disciples isn’t about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at all–the focus is on loving them.
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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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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