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.
FRANCIS CHANWorry implies that we don’t quite trust God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what’s happening in our lives.
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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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God’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
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The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.
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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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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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Do you understand that it’s impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender?
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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 greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.
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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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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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The disciples obey because that’s what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
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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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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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Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
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