The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
FRANCIS CHANA relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled up on top of it.
More Francis Chan Quotes
-
-
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.
FRANCIS CHAN -
Jesus said go and make disciples, but so often we just sit and make excuses.
FRANCIS CHAN -
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.
FRANCIS CHAN -
God’s presence is all that matters.
FRANCIS CHAN -
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 CHAN -
God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don’t have the license to define love according to our standards.
FRANCIS CHAN -
Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
FRANCIS CHAN -
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.
FRANCIS CHAN -
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?
FRANCIS CHAN -
He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a ‘Christian’ without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.
FRANCIS CHAN -
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.
FRANCIS CHAN -
We are here to love. Not much else matters.
FRANCIS CHAN -
My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work.
FRANCIS CHAN -
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.
FRANCIS CHAN -
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 CHAN