He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a ‘Christian’ without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.
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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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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Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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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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God never breaks His promises.
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True faith manifests itself through our actions.
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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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But God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn’t come through.
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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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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don’t have the license to define love according to our standards.
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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God’s fidelity to His Promises.
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I’ve got this amazing relationship with God that is better than life, itself, so marvelous, so wonderful that everything else can fall apart and I’m okay.
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God doesn’t want religious duty. He doesn’t want a distracted, half-hearted, ‘Fine, I’ll read a chapter, now are You happy?’ attitude. God wants His word to be a delight to us, so much that we meditate on it day and night.
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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Are we in love with God or just His stuff?
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The disciples obey because that’s what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
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I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
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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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We should be so joyful from God’s grace that others would respond by saying, ‘I wish I had your God.
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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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We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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Can 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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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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The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.
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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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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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