Marriage is one of the most humbling, sanctifying journeys you will ever be a part of. It forces us to wrestle with our selfishness and pride. But it also gives us a platform to display love and commitment.
FRANCIS CHANOur greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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God’s presence is all that matters.
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Don’t fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
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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.
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Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.
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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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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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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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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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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a ‘Christian’ without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.
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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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Proclaiming the gospel to a lost world cannot be just another activity to add to the church’s crowded agenda. It must be central to who we are. It forms our identity.
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