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> [More often than not, we want him to have fairy wings and spread fairy dust and shine like a precious little star, dispensing nothing but good times on everyone, like some kind of hybrid of Tinker Bell and Aladdin’s Genie.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/more-often-than-not-we-want-him-to-have-fairy-wings-and-spread-fairy/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

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## More by Matt Chandler

> [Engaging the city around us and ministering to its needs reveal to us the remaining bastions of sin in our lives, the areas we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/engaging-the-city-around-us-and-ministering-to-its-needs-reveal-to-us/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [You and I are stymied in our own creativity. We can only create as sub-creators, and even then our best work is only sub-creation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/you-and-i-are-stymied-in-our-own-creativity-we-can-only-create-as-sub/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [So what does it look like to live a life worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ? It looks like walking with, loving with,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/so-what-does-it-look-like-to-live-a-life-worthy-of-the-gospel-of/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [The universe shudders in horror that we have this infinitely valuable, infinitely deep, infinitely rich, infinitely wise, infinitely loving God, and instead of pursuing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/the-universe-shudders-in-horror-that-we-have-this-infinitely-valuable/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [“A schoolmate of Matt Chandler's with the locker next to his: "I need to tell you about Jesus. When do you want to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/a-schoolmate-of-matt-chandler-s-with-the-locker-next-to-his-i-need-to/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [The cross of Christ is the response of God to men for belittling His name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/the-cross-of-christ-is-the-response-of-god-to-men-for-belittling-his/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [Heaven is not a place for those who are afraid of hell; it’s a place for those who love God. You can scare people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/heaven-is-not-a-place-for-those-who-are-afraid-of-hell-it-s-a-place/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [If you're not confident in the authority of the Scriptures, you will be a slave to what sounds right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/if-you-re-not-confident-in-the-authority-of-the-scriptures-you-will/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [Lots of neat Christian boys, not a lot of Godly men. And we are working our tails off for you to try to develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/lots-of-neat-christian-boys-not-a-lot-of-godly-men-and-we-are-working/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [“But isn’t the whole idea of sanctification the fact that we’re not really there yet? That we’re still growing and becoming? Still learning how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/but-isn-t-the-whole-idea-of-sanctification-the-fact-that-we-re-not/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [This avoidance of the difficult things of Scripture — of sinfulness and hell and God’s notable severity — is idolatrous and cowardly. If a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/this-avoidance-of-the-difficult-things-of-scripture-of-sinfulness-and/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [Grace does not make sin safe. But grace does make sinners safe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/grace-does-not-make-sin-safe-but-grace-does-make-sinners-safe/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [“But either way, the fruit of turning to God—before we sin, after we’ve sinned, even right there in the middle of our sin—is where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/but-either-way-the-fruit-of-turning-to-god-before-we-sin-after-we-ve/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [The great message that we call the gospel begins, then, not with us, or our need, or even the meeting of that need, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/the-great-message-that-we-call-the-gospel-begins-then-not-with-us-or/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

> [Worship is the way of life for those entranced by and passionate for the glory of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/worship-is-the-way-of-life-for-those-entranced-by-and-passionate-for/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

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