Direction, not intention determines your destination.
ANDY STANLEYDirection, not intention determines your destination.
ANDY STANLEYThe starting block for people who are going to stay in love is mutual submission.
ANDY STANLEYI can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.
ANDY STANLEYNot the one who knows the most, but the one who loves faithfully and consistently the most, is a true follower of Jesus.
ANDY STANLEYThere’s a monumental difference in believing in God and believing God.
ANDY STANLEYGiving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.
ANDY STANLEY80% of your problems are not PEOPLE problems … they are SYSTEM problems, because systems create the behaviors of people.
ANDY STANLEYWhen people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them.
ANDY STANLEYHere’s something to think about: If God appeared to you and asked, “Why should I let you into heaven?” how would you answer?
ANDY STANLEYYou cannot communicate complicated information to large groups of people. As you increase the number of people, you have to decrease the complexity of the information.
ANDY STANLEYYou can’t influence people you refuse to associate with.
ANDY STANLEYEverything now will prepare you for the next step. Don’t run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.
ANDY STANLEYWhen happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in another, that’s when really smart people start doing really stupid things.
ANDY STANLEYThe insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as critiscism.
ANDY STANLEYYou can’t resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.
ANDY STANLEYLeadership is not always about getting things done ‘right.’ Leadership is about getting things done through other people.
ANDY STANLEY