Crazy Love by Francis Chan

“Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?” - Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

‎"Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?” - Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Both worry and stress reek of arrogance.” - Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.” - Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Lukewarm people love others but do not seek to love others as much as they love themselves.” - Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

One of my main goals in THIS life is to not be a selfish person.  Easier said that done, I know.  I have been reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan, and it seriously has been changing the way I look at my life and the way I look at God's people.

How often do we judge someone who walks by us in Walmart, or in the mall - their size, the way the dress, their facial expressions, etc. etc. etc.  

I'm embarressed to know the number of times I have judged someone subconsiously.  We don't know their story, we don't know what they're dealing with at home, we don't know anything about them and yet we think we have the right to say something.

Pray for them. 

Love them. 

Honestly, since I've been so aware, it now breaks my heart each time I hear it.  Or each time I catch myself, I think that's God's child, created in God's image. It is a fallen world, and what makes me think I'm better.  I am a mess myself.

We're all just messed up people in a fallen world - and God can see past my screwed up self and love me anyway.  That is love.