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.
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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Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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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.
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Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they’re not obeying the things that He called them to do.
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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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I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
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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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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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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work.
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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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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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Marriage is one of the most humbling, sanctifying journeys you will ever be a part of. It forces us to wrestle with our selfishness and pride. But it also gives us a platform to display love and commitment.
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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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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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