Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
FRANCIS CHANThe 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.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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We need to be more concerned about who we are before God than our reputation before people.
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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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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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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God’s fidelity to His Promises.
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Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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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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Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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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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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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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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Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
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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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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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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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