He [God] wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father – authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly.
BILL HYBELSit’s to figure out what God wants to get done in this world, figure out what role you play in that, and then to move something or someone from here to there.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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Religion 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.
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Leaders have to figure it out when there is no road map.
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Leadership grit begets grit. Lead by example.
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If I’ve learned anything about prayer, it’s that desperation drives discipline.
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Effective 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.
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The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It’s the presence of a reconciling spirit.
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Playing around is one thing; following an established regimen is quite another. It’s true with exercise equipment and it is true with prayer.
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If you lower the ambient noise of your life and listen expectantly for those whispers of God, your ears will hear them. And when you follow their lead, your world will be rocked.
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Nothing that matters in this world happens unless leaders lead it.
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We all have strengths, weaknesses and blind spots. In fact, an average person has 3.4 blind spots.
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It’s one thing to see a vision; it’s another thing to be seized by a vision.
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Vision is the most powerful weapon in the leader’s arsenal.
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I can write about prayer, you can read about prayer, but sooner or later you have to fall to your knees and just plain pray. Then, and only then, will you begin to operate in the vein of God’s miracle-working ways.
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Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something.
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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.
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