--- title: "12 Want Quotes By Matt Chandler" description: "12 Want quotes by Matt Chandler. Plus more from Matt Chandler and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/matt-chandler-2213_awesome_god-is-awesome-he-doesn-t-need-you-to-be_3096341.png" --- > [God is awesome; he doesn’t need you to be awesome. He wants you to be obedient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/god-is-awesome-he-doesn-t-need-you-to-be-awesome-he-wants-you-to-be/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/matt-chandler-2213_awesome_god-is-awesome-he-doesn-t-need-you-to-be_3096341.png) > [If you want to grow in true wisdom, grow in a knowledge of the God of the Bible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/if-you-want-to-grow-in-true-wisdom-grow-in-a-knowledge-of-the-god-of/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/matt-chandler-2213_bible_if-you-want-to-grow-in-true-wisdom-grow_1319537.png) > [Every one of us loves Pauline theology, but few of us want Pauline pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/every-one-of-us-loves-pauline-theology-but-few-of-us-want-pauline-pain/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/matt-chandler-2213_pain_every-one-of-us-loves-pauline-theology-b_1009480.png) > [The drug of choice in the modern age is levity. We want everything to be light and bubbly. We just want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/the-drug-of-choice-in-the-modern-age-is-levity-we-want-everything-to/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/816/matt-chandler-2213_age_the-drug-of-choice-in-the-modern-age-is_1226746.png) > [If all you got is "I don't want to be that" then sell insurance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/if-all-you-got-is-i-don-t-want-to-be-that-then-sell-insurance/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/matt-chandler-2213_ifs_if-all-you-got-is-i-don-t-want-to-be-tha_1817056.png) > [Grace-driven effort wants to get to the bottom of behavior, not just manage behavior. If you're simply managing behavior but not removing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/grace-driven-effort-wants-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-behavior-not-just/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/matt-chandler-2213_behavior_grace-driven-effort-wants-to-get-to-the_2245876.jpg) > [The idolatry the exists in a man's heart always wants to lead him away from his Savior and back to self-reliance no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/the-idolatry-the-exists-in-a-man-s-heart-always-wants-to-lead-him/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/matt-chandler-2213_betrayed_the-idolatry-the-exists-in-a-man-s-heart_1238078.png) > [Love says: I've seen the ugly parts of you, and I'm staying. Our culture doesn't love love; It loves the idea of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/love-says-i-ve-seen-the-ugly-parts-of-you-and-i-m-staying-our-culture/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0be/matt-chandler-2213_culture_love-says-i-ve-seen-the-ugly-parts-of-yo_3161889.png) > [Choosing one thing over another doesn't necessarily mean we love the thing we choose. If given the choice to eat spinach or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/choosing-one-thing-over-another-doesn-t-necessarily-mean-we-love-the/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/164/matt-chandler-2213_broccoli_choosing-one-thing-over-another-doesn-t_2203798.png) > [When I think about sanctification, a couple things immediately pop into my head. One is how slow it actually is. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/when-i-think-about-sanctification-a-couple-things-immediately-pop/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/627/matt-chandler-2213_assets_when-i-think-about-sanctification-a-coup_1346172.jpg) > [More often than not, we want him to have fairy wings and spread fairy dust and shine like a precious little star,…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/030/matt-chandler-2213_abraham_more-often-than-not-we-want-him-to-have_1677282.jpg) > [The universe shudders in horror that we have this infinitely valuable, infinitely deep, infinitely rich, infinitely wise, infinitely loving God, and instead…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/matt-chandler-2213_benefits_the-universe-shudders-in-horror-that-we_86801.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/matt-chandler/#itemlist", "name": "12 Want Quotes By Matt Chandler", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "God is awesome; he doesn’t need you to be awesome. 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