Our minds, like the needle in that compass, can focus on a variety of subjects throughout the day. But in the end, when they’re left alone to settle, they’ll focus on the objects of our greatest affection.
BILL HYBELSReligion is spelled ‘D-O’, because it consists of the things people do try to somehow gain God’s forgiveness and favor. But the problem is that you never know when you’ve done enough. But thankfully, Christianity is spelled differently.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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The best gift you can give a human being is an introduction to a God who loves them.
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If your life is rushing in many directions at once, you are incapable of the kind of deep, unhurried prayer that is vital to the Christian walk.
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We live in a world that is crying out for better leadership.
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It’s a huge responsibility to have influence and to steward it in a way that leads to God-honoring leadership.
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It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person’s lead.
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I’m praying to the God who has always been faithful to me, who has never let me down no matter how frightened I was or how difficult the situation looked.
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I hate thinking about it, teaching about it, and writing about it. But the plain truth is that hell is real and real people go there for eternity.
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Don’t steamroll your way into a conversation before establishing any relational credibility.
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There’s nothing like the local church when it’s working right. Its beauty is indescribable. Its power is breathtaking. Its potential is unlimited. No other organization on earth is like the church. Nothing even comes close.
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The leader is the organization’s top strategist… systematically envisioning the future and specifically mapping out how to get there.
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Whenever you see something going well – whenever light begins to chase back the darkness that threatens to engulf our world – look closely. There stands a leader who is holding that candle.
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For a marriage relationship to flourish, there must be intimacy. It takes an enormous amount of courage to say to your spouse, ‘This is me. I’m not proud of it – in fact, I’m a little embarrassed by it – but this is who I am.
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If there is ever a time crying out for courageous leadership, its now.
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Religion is spelled DO. Christianity is spelled DONE. One endlessly works to earn love. The other simply receives it!
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Humility enables us to learn from each other.
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