Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself. Francis Chan More Quotes by Francis Chan More Quotes From Francis Chan What evidence do you have that you know Jesus? Francis Chan evidence knows jesus Heavenly Father, thank You so much for Your grace. Your forgiveness is SO good that I struggle with believing it at times. Thank You for rescuing me from myself and giving me Your Holy Spirit. Your love is better than life. Francis Chan struggle believe father 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. Francis Chan want-him departure needs We are each given different gifts and talents by our Master. The thing that matters most is how we use what we have been given, not how much we make or do compared to someone else. What matters is that we spend ourselves. Francis Chan gifts-and-talents what-matters different If you really want to experience God, go and make disciples. Francis Chan disciple ifs want The core problem isn’t the fact that we’re lukewarm, halfhearted, or stagnant Christians. The crux of it all is why we are this way, and it is because we have an inaccurate view of God. We see Him as a benevolent Being who is satisfied when people manage to fit Him into their lives in some small way. We forget that God never had an identity crisis. He knows that He’s great and deserves to be the center of our lives. Francis Chan christian views people The fact is, Scripture is filled with divine actions that don't fit our human standards of logic or morality. But they don't need to, because we are the clay and He is the Potter. We need to stop trying to domesticate God or confine Him to tidy categories and compartments that reflect our human sentiments rather than His inexplicable ways. Francis Chan clay trying needs God specifically created us to be like Him. This is impossible to wrap our minds around, but God created us like Him in some respect and then set us in the midst of this world to represent Him! Francis Chan mind impossible world My only prayer for my time with you is, "God I just want these men and women to long for you." Francis Chan leadership prayer christian Both worry and stress reek of arrogance. Francis Chan arrogance stress worry He does not have to know us so well, but He chooses to. Francis Chan wells knows doe If you want to see the big stuff that God has, you've got to take some risk and trust only in the Gospel. Francis Chan risk want stuff I sometimes struggle with how to properly respond to God’s magnitude in a world bent on ignoring or merely tolerating Him. But know this: God will not be tolerated. He instructs us to worship and fear Him. Francis Chan worship struggle world People who are obsessed with Jesus give freely and openly without censure. Obsessed people love those who hate them and who can never love them back. Francis Chan hate christian jesus I don't want Him to return and find me sitting in a theater. Francis Chan return sitting want Hell is the backdrop that reveals the profound and unbelievable grace of the cross. It brings to light the enormity of our sin and therefore portrays the undeserved favor of God in full color. Francis Chan color light profound Joy is something that we have to choose and then work for. Francis Chan joy He has more of a right to ask us why so many people are starving [than we do to ask Him]. As much as we want God to explain himself to us, His creation, we are in no place to demand that He give an account to us. Francis Chan demand giving people ...you will have a choice: to adjust how you live daily or to stay the same. Francis Chan choices We are consumed by safety. Obsessed with it, actually. Now, I’m not saying it is wrong to pray for God’s protection, but I am questioning how we’ve made safety our highest priority. We’ve elevated safety to the neglect of whatever God’s best is, whatever would bring God the most glory, or whatever would accomplish His purposes in our lives and in the world. Francis Chan priorities safety purpose