We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
Francis ChanCan 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 ChanWe should be so joyful from God's grace that others would respond by saying, 'I wish I had your God.
Francis ChanA person who is obsessed thinks about heaven frequently. Obsessed people orient their lives around eternity; they are not fixed only on what is here in front of them.
Francis Chan