Chris Beam

“Never underestimate the power of one well-timed compliment. It has the power to change a person’s entire perspective on life.”
― Mark Batterson, The Grave Robber: How Jesus Can Make Your Impossible Possible

“I think a lot of us need to forget about God’s will for my life. God cares more about our response to His Spirit’s leading today, in this moment, than about what we intend to do next year. In fact, the decisions we make next year will be profoundly affected by the degree to which we submit to the Spirit right now, in today’s decisions. It is easy to use the phrase “God’s will for my life” as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. It’s much less demanding to think about God’s will for your future than it is to ask Him what He wants you to do in the next ten minutes. It’s safer to commit to following Him someday instead of this day.”
― Francis Chan, Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit

“When we are at our wits’ end for an answer, then the Holy Spirit can give us an answer. But how can He give us an answer when we are still well supplied with all sorts of answers of our own? -Karl Barth-”
― Francis Chan, Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit