The 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.
FRANCIS CHANThe 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.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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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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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 manifests itself through our actions.
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Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
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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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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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Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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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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Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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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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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
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