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In the midst of our failed attempts at loving Jesus, His grace covers us.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Covers
Attempts
Failed
Midst
Loving
Grace
Jesus

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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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...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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Due to our consumer mindset, people are prone to jump from church to church, which weakens the church overall.
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If life is a river, then pursuing Christ requires swimming upstream. When we stop swimming, or actively following Him, we automatically begin to be swept downstream.
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I don't want to keep crawling when i have the ability to fly.
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People who are obsessed with God are known as givers, not takers. Obsessed people genuinely think that others matter as much as they do, and they are particularly aware of those who are poor around the world (James 2:14-26).
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A person who is obsessed thinks about heaven frequently. Obsessed people orient their lives around eternity they are not fixed only on what is here in front of them.
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God is the only being who is good, and the standards are set by Him. Because God hates sin, He has to punish those guilty of sin. Maybe that's not an appealing standard. But to put it bluntly, when you get your own universe, you can make your own standards.
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We have to believe it enough that it changes how we live.
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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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God never breaks His promises.
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Obsessed people are more concerned with obeying God than doing what is expected or fulfilling the status quo. A person who is obsessed with Jesus will do things that don't always make sense in terms of success or wealth on this earth.
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