Francis Chan > Quotes

“But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“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.”
― Francis Chan

“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. You've probably heard the expression 'I believe in God, just not organized religion'. I don't think people would say that if the church truly lived like we are called to live.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“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.”
― Francis Chan, Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit

“Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?”
― Francis Chan

“Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.”
― Francis Chan

“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?”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“‎"Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“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

“Both worry and stress reek of arrogance.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a 'Christian' without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“When it's hard and you are doubtful, give more.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“If life were stable, I'd never need God's help.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“True faith manifests itself through our actions.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God's command to always rejoice.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“[Y]ou have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin. When you are pursuing love, running toward Christ, you do not have opportunity to wonder, *Am I doing this right?* or *Did I serve enough this week?* When you are running toward Christ, you are freed up to serve, love, and give thanks without guilt, worry or fear. As long as you are running, you're safe.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“We don't get to decide who God is.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“...when we love God, we naturally run to Him-frequently and zealously. Jesus didn't command that we have a regular time with Him each day. Rather, He tells us to 'love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' He called this the 'first and greatest commandment' (Matt. 22:37-38). The results are intimate prayer and study of His Word. Our motivation changes from guilt to love.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“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, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Are we in love with God or just His stuff?”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Joy is something that we have to choose and then work for.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“The world needs Christians who don't tolerate the complacency of their own lives.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“We have to believe it enough that it changes how we live.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“From start to finish, this movie is obviously about God. He is the main character. How is is possible that we live as though it is about us?”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“...I don't have to worry about not meeting His expectations. God will ensure my success in accordance with His plan, not mine.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“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.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“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.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“We are a culture that relies on technology over community, a society in which spoken and written words are cheap, easy to come by, and excessive. Our culture says anything goes; fear of God is almost unheard of. We are slow to listen, quick to speak, and quick to become angry.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Many Spirit-filled authors have exhausted the thesaurus in order to describe God with the glory He deserves. His perfect holiness, by definition, assures us that our words can't contain Him. Isn't it a comfort to worship a God we cannot exaggerate?”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“He does not have to know us so well, but He chooses to.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Our greatest fear as individuals and as a church should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Lukewarm people love others but do not seek to love others as much as they love themselves.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“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.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Show true religion, cause words don't relieve”
― Francis Chan

“Lukewarm people think about life on earth much more often than eternity in heaven.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“...our concern is more about going to heaven than loving the King.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“This book is written for those who want more Jesus. It is for those who are bored with what American Christianity offers. It is for those who don't want to plateau, those who would rather die before their convictions do.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“...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)?”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“The concept of downsizing so that others might upgrade is biblical, beautiful...and nearly unheard of. We either close the gap of don't take the words of the Bible literally.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Allow God to be as creative with you as He is with each of us.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“...you will have a choice: to adjust how you live daily or to stay the same.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“God's art speaks of Himself, reflecting who He is and what He is like.”
― Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God