The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.
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?
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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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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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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
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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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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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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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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 Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
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God never breaks His promises.
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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith.
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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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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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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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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