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.
FRANCIS CHANCan you worship a God who isn’t obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?
More Francis Chan Quotes
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The fact is, I need God to help me love God. And if I need His help to love Him, a perfect being, I definitely need His help to love other, fault-filled humans.
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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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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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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’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
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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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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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Making disciples isn’t about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at all–the focus is on loving them.
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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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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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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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We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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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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True faith manifests itself through our actions.
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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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