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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More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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The message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It’s about God who wants to give to you.
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Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.
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Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?
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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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We need to be more concerned about who we are before God than our reputation before people.
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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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I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.
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Following Christ isn’t something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.
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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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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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Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.
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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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In our world, where hundreds of things distract us from God, we have to intentionally and consistently remind ourselves of Him.
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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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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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Are we in love with God or just His stuff?
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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 a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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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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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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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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Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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Only the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself.
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