The nature of human beings is such that we tend not to drift into better behaviors. We usually have to be asked by someone to consider taking it up a level.
BILL HYBELSEffective leaders do not fear passion. They welcome it. But from time to time passionate discussions digress into personal attacks, and real people get really hurt. In my view, leaders must head that off before it happens.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don’t.
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Whatever the capacity for human suffering, the church has a greater capacity for healing and wholeness.
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One thing is that life’s great moments evolve from simple acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings-nudges that always lean toward finding what’s been lost and freeing what’s been enslaved .
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If I’ve learned anything about prayer, it’s that desperation drives discipline.
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When you get to the end will God say, “Well done,” or, “What was up with that?”
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Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something.
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God didn’t make you a leader to respond to stuff all day. He made you a leader to move things forward.
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I can usually sense that a leading is from the Holy Spirit when it calls me to humble myself, serve somebody, encourage somebody or give something away. Very rarely will the evil one lead us to do those kinds of things.
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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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Most of us are far too busy for our own spiritual good.
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Is the ambient noise level of my life low enough for me to hear the whispers of the Lord?
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Your energy and the ability to energize others is more valuable than your time.
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Enjoy every single day you get to lead because it will be over in a blink.
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I’m praying to a God who wants to bear fruit through me, and I am going to trust that he is going to use me tonight. Not because of who I am, but because of who he is. He is faithful.
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Our conduct will never change God’s character.
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