Welcome to the Crazy Love Podcast. Knowing God through his word is vitally important,

but how well do you know him through the prayers he's

answered in your life? In this first part of a classic message, Francis Chan

testifies to the incredible ways he's come to know God's love more deeply through the gift of answered prayer.

In my life, prayer has even rivaled the scriptures in stirring my affections toward God.

The way God answers my prayers. You know as a kid I sang that song Jesus Loves Me This I Know because the Bible tells me so and and still absolutely does that happen.

Yeah, there are days I'll read something and I'll go God I can't believe that.

You like me that much, you love me that much? me that much?

Are you kidding me?

And I'll get that.

And I know Jesus loves me because the Bible tells me so.

But I got to say,'s at this point in my life I could also think Jesus loves me because the way he answers my prayers just it it shows me so I I've seen it there's so many times when I

I'll just break down and cry I mean just five minutes ago I'm just back there

as I'm I'm getting ready to talk to you guys. I'm going,

God, is there any way I can communicate what we've had for these 40 years or

you know that I've been alive? I feel like ever since I was a kid the way you listen to me the way you hear me

it's unreal I love you so much and I just want these guys I want anyone who

doesn't experience that or know that I want them to have that but how can I how can I share

this this is personal journey how can I share everything that God and I have been through together for all of these years.

I mean, I, there are times I really question and I look like, oh God, do you love everyone this

much? I mean, the way you answer my prayers, this is unbelievable.

I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I don't know what more you could do to show me your love. I see it in the scriptures but I've also seen in the way you

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