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God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don’t have the license to define love according to our standards.

Francis Chan

We need to be more concerned about who we are before God than our reputation before people.
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God Need Ourselves People Reputation
Don’t fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
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Fall Religious Scripture Study Trap
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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God Life Loan Move Talk Thinking Word Yourself
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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Afraid Call Comfortable God Himself Situation Trouble Trust
Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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Believe Live Wrong
Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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Comfortable Experience Live Ourselves
God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don’t have the license to define love according to our standards.
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Definition God Love Ourselves Standard
Can you worship a God who isn’t obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?
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Action Explanation God Himself Obligation Worship Yourself
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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God Grace Joy Myself Response Talk
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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Consistent Distraction God Himself Intention Ourselves Reminder World
Worry implies that we don’t quite trust God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what’s happening in our lives.
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Big Enough God Live Ourselves Quite Trust Worry
Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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God Himself Life Story
God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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Call Comfortable God Himself Trust
Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
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Desire Fight God Order Simplicity Yourself
Making disciples isn’t about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at all–the focus is on loving them.
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Education Focus Follow Love People Student Teaching
The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
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Difficult Joy Life Season Teaching True

God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don’t have the license to define love according to our standards.

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