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 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.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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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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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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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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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God’s fidelity to His Promises.
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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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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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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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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Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
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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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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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Jesus said go and make disciples, but so often we just sit and make excuses.
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