The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.
FRANCIS CHANBut 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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In our world, where hundreds of things distract us from God, we have to intentionally and consistently remind ourselves of Him.
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The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
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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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Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?
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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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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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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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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 point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His.
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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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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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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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Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
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Following Christ isn’t something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.
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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.
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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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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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We live in a time when Christians need to be told that they are supposed to live like Christ. That’s Weird.
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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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Don’t fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
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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’s presence is all that matters.
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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 point is not to completely understand God but to worship Him. Let the very fact that you cannot know Him fully lead you to praise Him for His infiniteness and grandeur.
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The message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It’s about God who wants to give to you.
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