Jesus asks for Everything- Totally Obsessed...

Some things I've been thinking about...reading about -
Good quotes..and thoughts:

"The critical question for our generation- and for every generation is this- If you could have heaven, with no sickness and with all the friends you ever had on Earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasure you ever tasted, and no human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ was not there?"

-John Piper...

Francis Chan writes in Crazy Love this , "Lukewarm people probably drink and swear less than the average, but besides that, they really aren't very different from your typical unbeliever. They equate their partially sanitized lives with holiness, but they couldn't be more wrong.."

"He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a Christian without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd. Were all messed up human beings, and no one is totally immune to the behaviors described. However, there is a difference between a life that is characterized by these sorts of mentalities and habits and a life that is in a process of being radically transformed."

"When we put it plainly like this- as a direct choice between God and our stuff- most of us would hope that we could choose God. But we need to realize how we spend our time, what our money goes toward, and where we will invest our energy is equivalent to choosing or rejecting Him. How could we think for even a second that something on this Earth compares to the Creator and Sustainer and Savior of all??"

"it is not scientific doubt, not atheism, not pantheism, not agnosticism, that in our day and in this land is likely to quench the light of the gospel, It is a proud, sensuous, selfish, luxurious, church going, hollow-hearted prosperity."

Francis Chan " A person who is obsessed with Jesus thinks about heaven frequently. Obsessed people orient their lives around eternity; they are not fixed on what is here in front of them. A person who is obsessed is characterized by commitment, settled, passionate love for God, above and before every other thing and every other being. Obsessed people are more concerned about obeying God than doing what is expected or fulfilling the status quo. A person who is obsessed with Jesus will do things that don't always make sense in terms of success or wealth on this Earth. People who are obsessed with Jesus give freely and openly without censure. Obsessed people love those who hate them and who can never love them back. A person who is obsessed with Jesus knows that the sin of pride is always a battle. Obsessed people know that you can never be "humble enough," and so they seek to make themselves less known and Christ more known. People who are obsessed are raw with God; they do not attempt to mask the ugliness of their sins of failures. Obsessed people don't put it on for God; He is their safe place, where they can be at peace. People who are obsessed with Jesus do not consider service a burden. Obsessed people take joy in loving God by loving His people. "
"People who are obsessed with God have an intimate relationship with Him. They are nourished by God's word throughout the day because they know that forty minutes in Sunday School is not enough to sustain them for a whole week, especially when they will encounter so many distractions and alternative messages. A person who is obsessed with Jesus knows that the best thing he can do is to be faithful to his Savior in every aspect of his life. continually saying "Thank You!" to God. An obsessed person knows there can never be intimacy if he is always trying to pay God back or work hard enough to be worthy. He reveals in his role as child and friend of God."


Lord- make me like You, change me, guard me...mold me. I just want to be like You. Be my Everything. Invade every part of Me...
Totally Obsessed with You...because it's all For You. I'm in love with You.