We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
FRANCIS CHANOnly the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
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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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Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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We live in a time when Christians need to be told that they are supposed to live like Christ. That’s Weird.
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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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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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We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
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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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When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God’s command to always rejoice.
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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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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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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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God never breaks His promises.
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The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.
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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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