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 CHANA 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.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
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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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I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.
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The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.
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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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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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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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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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God never breaks His promises.
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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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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A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled up on top of it.
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We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
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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.
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We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving ourselves because we were made to do these things.
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