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Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

Stress reeks of arrogance (42).

Psalm 73:17

"... it was oppressive to me til I entered the sanctuary of God."

A. W. Tozer as quoted in Chan: "'A man by his sin may waste himself, which is to waste that which on earth is most like God. This is man's greatest tragedy and God's heaviest grief'" (50).

"I tried hard not to annoy God with my sin or upset Him with my little problems. I had no aspiration of being wanted by God. I was just happy not to be hated or hurt by Him" (54).

"... 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....' The results are intimate prayer and study of His Word. Our motivation changes from guilt to love" (57).

"God doesn't need us but still wants us[;] we desperately need God but don't really want Him most of the time" (61). "... we wonder, indifferently, how much we have to do for Him to get by" (61).

"Are we in love with God or just His stuff?" (63)