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Following Christ isn't something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
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Hong Kong SAR
China
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Solomon warned us not to rush into God’s presence with words. That’s what fools do. And often, that’s what we do.
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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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We live in a world where people say that you can believe anything you want about God.
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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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Lukewarm people will serve God and others, but there are limits to how far they will go or how much time, money, and energy they are willing to give.
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The irony is that while God doesn't need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don't really want Him most of the time. He treasures us and anticipates our departure from this earth to be with Him-and we wonder, indifferently, how much we have to do for Him to get by.
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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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...our concern is more about going to heaven than loving the King.
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Because I want to get a lot done, I can sometimes do that in the flesh. If I don't rest in the Lord, and enjoy him as I should, my action doesn't spring from my identity and enjoyment of Christ. When that happens, I end up getting the glory rather than Jesus.
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A person who is obsessed with Jesus knows that the best thing he can do is be faithful to his Savior in every aspect of his life, continually saying Thank You! to God. An obsessed person knows there can never be intimacy if he is always trying to pay God back or work hard enough to be worthy. He revels in his role as a child and friend of God.
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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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A person who is obsessed is characterized by committed, settled, passionate love for God, above and before every other thing and every other being.
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We have become dangerously comfortable- believers ooze with wealth and let their addictions to comfort and security numb the radical urgency of the gospel.
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The 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.
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...if God is truly the greatest good on this earth, would He be loving us if He didn't draw us toward what is best for us (even if that happens to be Himself)?
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When the church really takes on the humble characteristics of Christ, that's going to lead to revival.
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