There is often a great disparity between how we feel about faith and how we are meant to feel. Why do so few people genuinely find joy and pleasure in their relationship with God! Why do most people eel they have to either pay God back for all He’s done (by His love) or somehow [...]
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Why is Psalm 63:1-5 not an Honest Reflection of Our Lives?
Posted in Chan, Francis, tagged God's Love, Joy, Pleasure, Psalm 63, Relationship with God on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What Will People Say About Your Life in Heaven?
Posted in Chan, Francis, tagged Christian Living, Daniel Webster, Heaven on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What will people say about your life in heaven? Will people speak of God’s work and glory through you? And even more important, how will you answer the King when He says, “What did you do with what I gave you?”
Daniel Webster once said, “The greatest thought that has ever entered my mind is that [...]
Our View of the Holy Spirit is Too Small
Posted in Chan, Francis, tagged Ephesians 3, Holy Spirit, Spirit-filled on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our view of the Holy Spirit is too small. The Holy Spirit is the One who changes the church, but we have to remember that the Holy Spirit lives in us. It is individual people living Spirit-filled lives that will change the church (Ephesians 3:16).
- Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, copyright [...]
The Excuse of Awaiting God’s Call
Posted in Chan, Francis, tagged Entertainment, God's Call, Priorities, Serving God on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Most of us use “‘I’m waiting for God to reveal His calling on my life” as a means of avoiding action. Did you hear God calling you to sit in front of the television yesterday? Or to go on your last vacation? Or exercise this morning? Probably not, but you still did it. The point [...]
We Live and Plan Like We Don’t Believe God Even Exists
Posted in Chan, Francis, tagged Christian Living, Faith, God's Promises on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote this book because much of our talk doesn’t match our lives. We say things like, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” and “Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” Then we live and plan like we don’t believe God even exists. We try to set our lives up so [...]
The Creativity of God in the Lives of People
Posted in Chan, Francis, tagged Christian Living, Experience on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Oswald Chambers writes, “Never make a principle out of your experience; let God be as original with other people as He is with you.” To that I would add “Be careful not to turn others’ lives into the mold for your own.” Allow God to be as creative with as He is with each of [...]
Is This The Most Loving Way to do Life?
Posted in Chan, Francis, tagged Christian Living on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My suggestion as you think, make decisions, and discern how God would have you live is to ask yourself, “Is this the most loving way to do life? Am I loving my neighbor and my God by living where I live, by driving what I drive, by talking how I talk?” I urge you to [...]
How We Live Our Days is How We Live Our Lives
Posted in Chan, Francis, tagged Salvation, Christian Living, Philippians 2, Annie Dillard on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We respond with words like Amen, Convicting sermon, Great book … and then are paralyzed as we try to decipher what God wants of our lives. I concur with Annie Dillard, who once said “How we live our days is … how we live our lives.” We need to discover for ourselves how to live [...]
What is the Best Thing You Can Do?
Posted in Chan, Francis, tagged Faithful, Intimacy with God, Jesus, Thanksgiving on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A person who is obsessed with Jesus knows that the best thing he can do is to 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 [...]
Does Your Attitude Depend on Your Circumstances or Environment?
Posted in Chan, Francis, tagged Character, Circumstances, Comfort, Environment, James 1, Joy on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A person who is obsessed with Jesus is more concerned with his or her character than comfort. Obsessed people know that true joy doesn’t depend on circumstances or environment; it is a gift that must be chosen and cultivated, a gift that ultimately comes from God (James 1:2-4).
- Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a [...]
