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.
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.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
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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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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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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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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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We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving ourselves because we were made to do these things.
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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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I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
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We need to be more concerned about who we are before God than our reputation before people.
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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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Proclaiming the gospel to a lost world cannot be just another activity to add to the church’s crowded agenda. It must be central to who we are. It forms our identity.
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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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Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.
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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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