Francis Chan Quotes
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I love staring out toward the ocean and away from anything manmade.
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Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they're not obeying the things that He called them to do.
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Frankly, you need to get over yourself. It might sound harsh, but that's seriously what it means.
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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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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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God didn’t just give a little for us; He gave His best. He gave Himself.
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We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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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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There are just certain times I sense the Lord is wanting me to write, and so I write.
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From start to finish, this movie is obviously about God. He is the main character. How is is possible that we live as though it is about us?
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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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Why is it that we believe God's promises of blessing but not his promises of punishment?
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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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We are so used to multi-tasking. 2014 was probably the most productive year of my life...But I noticed during the last couple of months when I would get alone with God it was hard to do one thing at a time.
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You and I are not allowed to tell Him how much He can hate it sin.
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When we love God because we feel we should love Him, instead of genuinely loving out of our true selves, we have forgotten who God really is.
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In reality, not one of us will ever be worthy. It is useless to attempt earning it; you'll never feel ready. It is unknown and uncomfortable. But there really is a God who forgives everything and loves endlessly.
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Pray with reverence, not half-heartedness.
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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
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Don’t believe something just because you want to, and don’t embrace an idea just because you’ve always believed it. Believe what is biblical. Test all your assumptions against the precious words God gave us in the Bible.
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As we begin to focus more on Christ, loving Him and others becomes more natural. As long as we pursuing Him, we satisfied in Him. It is when we stop actively loving Him that we find ourselves restless and gravitating toward other means of fulfillment
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When loving Him becomes obligation, one of the many things we have to do, we end up focusing even more on ourselves.
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I don't want my life to be explainable without the Holy Spirit. I want people to look at my life and know I couldn't be doing this by my own power. I want to live in such a way that I am desperate for Him to come through. That if He doesn't come through, I am screwed.
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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.