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.
FRANCIS CHANThe 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.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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Are we in love with God or just His stuff?
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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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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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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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God never breaks His promises.
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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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When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.
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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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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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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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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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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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