A 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.
FRANCIS CHANTrust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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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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Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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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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Worry 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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True faith manifests itself through our actions.
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Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they’re not obeying the things that He called them to do.
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God doesn’t want religious duty. He doesn’t want a distracted, half-hearted, ‘Fine, I’ll read a chapter, now are You happy?’ attitude. God wants His word to be a delight to us, so much that we meditate on it day and night.
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Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
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God never breaks His promises.
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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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