God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard.
FRANCIS CHANGod 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.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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Proclaiming the gospel to a lost world cannot be just another activity to add to the church’s crowded agenda. It must be central to who we are. It forms our identity.
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True faith manifests itself through our actions.
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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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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God’s fidelity to His Promises.
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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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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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I’ve got this amazing relationship with God that is better than life, itself, so marvelous, so wonderful that everything else can fall apart and I’m okay.
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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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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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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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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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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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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
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God’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
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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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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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Only the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself.
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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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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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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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My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work.
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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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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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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His.
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