My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work.
FRANCIS CHANWe never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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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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Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust 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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God never breaks His promises.
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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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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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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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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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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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God is not just one thing we add to the mix called life. He wants an invitation from us to permeate everything and every part of us.
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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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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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The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.
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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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