Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.
FRANCIS CHANFollowing Christ isn’t something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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The point is not to completely understand God but to worship Him. Let the very fact that you cannot know Him fully lead you to praise Him for His infiniteness and grandeur.
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God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard.
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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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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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Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.
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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.
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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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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 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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The disciples obey because that’s what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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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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The God who loans you life sees your every move, hears each word you speak, knows your every thought. You are seen by God. Noticed. Known.
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