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.
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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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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Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?
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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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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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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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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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Only the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself.
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Worry implies that we don’t quite trust God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what’s happening in our lives.
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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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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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Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
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Are we in love with God or just His stuff?
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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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