If life is a river, then pursuing Christ requires swimming upstream. When we stop swimming, or actively following Him, we automatically begin to be swept downstream.
Francis Chan"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 ChanBe careful not to turn others' lives into the mold for your own...we have a # God who is a # Creator not a # Duplicator .
Francis ChanPeople see only my actions. Instead, if I focus on Christ with thanksgiving, people see Him.
Francis Chan[at CMC West Coast 2011, on 1 Samuel 14] If just a few of you would step up and be like Jonathan ... as you step out in faith, you know what's going to happen? There'll be people like Saul who'll say, "God's doing something through that guy, God's doing something through that girl. I want to be a part of that.
Francis Chan