Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith.
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Following 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.
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Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
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Our lack of intimacy is due to our refusal to unplug and shut off communication from all others so we can be alone with Him.
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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’s presence is all that matters.
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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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True faith manifests itself through our actions.
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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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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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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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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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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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