Francis Chan Challenges

”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"

"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."

"Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter."

"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."

"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."

"When it's hard and you are doubtful, give more.

"Both worry and stress reek of arrogance."

"The world needs Christians who don't tolerate the complacency of their own lives."

"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."

"We have to believe it enough that it changes how we live."

"Are we in love with God or just His stuff?"

"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."

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

"Nothing compares to being truly, exuberantly wanted by your children."

"Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin."
"Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God."

"Lukewarm people love others but do not seek to love others as much as they love themselves."

"Lukewarm people think about life on earth much more often than eternity in heaven."

"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."