Just as you did not come to Christ on your own, neither will you remain in Christ on your own.
The best things in life are gifts from the One who steadfastly loves us. But an important question to ask ourselves is this: are we in love with God or just His stuff?
God has given you this good stuff so that you can show the world a person who enjoys blessings, but who is still totally obsessed with God.
We live in a time when Christians need to be told that they are supposed to live like Christ. That’s Weird.
Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
I want to live so that I am truly submitted to the Spirit’s leading on a daily basis. Christ said its better for us that the Spirit came and I want to live like that is true. I don’t want to keep crawling when I have the ability to fly.
In our world, where hundreds of things distract us from God, we have to intentionally and consistently remind ourselves of Him.
When the church really takes on the humble characteristics of Christ, that’s going to lead to revival.
The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
The church becomes irrelevant when it becomes purely a human creation. We are not all we were made to be when everything in our lives and churches can be explained apart from the work and presence of the Spirit of God.
Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
God, interrupt whatever we are doing so that we can join You in what You’re doing.
Joy is something that we have to choose and then work for.
Christians today like to play it safe. We want to put ourselves in situations where we are safe ‘even if there is no God.’ But if we truly desire to please God, we cannot live that way.
Are we in love with God or just His stuff?
True faith manifests itself through our actions.
It is true that God may have called you to be exactly where you are. But, it is absolutely vital to grasp that he didn’t call you there so you could settle in and live your life in comfort and superficial peace.
When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.
God’s art speaks of Himself, reflecting who He is and what He is like.
Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.