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.
FRANCIS CHANGod’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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I don’t have to worry about not meeting His expectations. God will ensure my success in accordance with His plan, not mine.
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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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Are we in love with God or just His stuff?
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Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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Do you understand that it’s impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender?
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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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God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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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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God never breaks His promises.
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