Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.
FRANCIS CHANGod 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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God’s presence is all that matters.
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Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
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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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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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Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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Only the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself.
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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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Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.
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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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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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My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work.
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God never breaks His promises.
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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 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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We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
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