Crazy Love

I've been reading through this book and thought I would share some of my favorite quotes with you...

"R.C. Sproul writes, 'Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God'."

"In our world, where hundreds of things distract us from God, we have to intentionally and consistently remind ourselves of Him."

"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. In other words, that I have a 'right' to disobey God because of the magnitude of my responsibilities."

"Basically, these two behaviors [worry and stress] communicate that it's okay to sin and not trust God because the stuff in my life is somehow exceptional. Both worry and stress reek of arrogance. They declare our tendency to forget that we've been forgiven, that our lives here are brief, that we are headed to a place where we won't be lonely, afraid, or hurt ever again, and that in the context of God's strength, our problems are small, indeed. Why are we so quick to forget God? Who do we think we are?"

"So many of us think and live like the movie of life is all about us."

"The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His. It is His movie, His world, His gift."

"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."

"So there is an incalculable, faultless, eternal god who loves the frail beings He made with a crazy kind of love. Even though we could die at any moment and generally think our puny lives are pretty sweet compared to loving Him, He persists in loving us with unending, outrageous love."

I could probably also include most of the chapter about Lukewarm People. Boy, was that convicting.

I'm only up to chapter five (I confess that I read way too much fiction compared to non-fiction. I'm trying to do better.) I've set myself a goal to finish the book before Thanksgiving. Feel free to hold me accountable and pray that God truly speaks to my heart through Chan's words.