Worry implies that we don’t quite trust God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what’s happening in our lives.
FRANCIS CHANThe point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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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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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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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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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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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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God’s presence is all that matters.
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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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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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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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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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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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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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The fact is, I need God to help me love God. And if I need His help to love Him, a perfect being, I definitely need His help to love other, fault-filled humans.
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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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