261 Quotes by Matt Chandler

God doesn’t NEED raw material. He MAKES material.

I learned very early that people need to have a good grasp of God’s goodness and God’s sovereignty.

The best of our best, without Jesus, looks like a pile of crap compared to Him.

Comfort is the god of our generation, so suffering is seen as a problem to be solved, and not a providence from God.

Men, let me plead with you: The greatest fight of your life is not lust. You may think it is, but it isn’t. The greatest fight of your life will be rejecting the passivity that has infected your heart since the fall. Your natural default, especially as it pertains to sacrificial leadership of your wife, will be to mutely witness.

Heaven is not for people who just want to skip hell. Heaven is reserved for those who love Jesus, who have been rescued by Him and who long to praise Him.

There’s a strong victim mentality in my generation. I think it’s spiritual laziness. They will agree that God is sovereign over all, but then they will say, “Well, I wish he would sovereignly take away my lust issue.” There’s just not a lot of fortitude, not a lot of fight in them.

This is the question: Are you using God to get something from Him? Or is God Himself the goal of your striving?

If someone doesn’t have much use for praising Him now, it’s foolish to think they’re ready for heaven.