Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
FRANCIS CHANThe 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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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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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 are here to love. Not much else matters.
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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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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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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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Do you understand that it’s impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender?
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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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God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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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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The 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.
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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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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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He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a ‘Christian’ without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.
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