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We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures.

Andy Stanley

Our culture highlights all the trouble, all the drama, all the affairs and all the junk. Do not believe for a minute that any of that reflects reality. That does not have to be your future. The handwriting is not written on the wall.
ANDY STANLEY

Believe Drama Minute Wall
If there is a perceived difference between what you expect from others and what you expect from yourself, it will eventually erode your influence.
ANDY STANLEY

Christian God Religious
The more conscious I am of the work God has yet to do in me, the less critical I am about what he has yet to do in you
ANDY STANLEY

Conscious Criticism God Work Yourself
Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.
ANDY STANLEY

Authentic Demonstration Devotion God Love Yourself
We ask our volunteers, “Do you work here?” They say, “Not yet.”
ANDY STANLEY

Christian Leadership Volunteer
Blessed is the man who gets the opportunity to devote his life to something bigger than himself and who finds himself surrounded by friends who share his passion.
ANDY STANLEY

Blessing Himself Man Opportunity Passion Share Surround
80% of your problems are not PEOPLE problems … they are SYSTEM problems, because systems create the behaviors of people.
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Behavior People Problem
The love of Christ comes from simple people who love simple people. Never be fooled by the spiritual leader who knows a lot but doesn’t love a lot.
ANDY STANLEY

Fools God Leadership Love Spiritual
There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.
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Character Judgement Quiz Test
Imagine a world where unbelievers were critical of what we believed but envious of how well we treated one another.
ANDY STANLEY

Believe Criticism Imagination Oneself Treat
God often showcases his power on the stage of human weakness.
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God Human Stage Weakness
Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.
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Giving Investment Sacrifice
There is something insincere about a man or woman who repeatedly tells God how much he or she loves Him while refusing to obey Him.
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Himself Man Obedience Refuse Repeat Sincere Woman
Where there’s no progress, there’s no growth. If there’s no growth, there’s no life. Environments void of change are eventually void of life.
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Change Environment Growth Life Progress
Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say.
ANDY STANLEY

Help Leadership Listening Surround Talk
Every story of change there is always someone who didn’t have the resources or the network they needed and did something anyway.
ANDY STANLEY

Christian Church Leadership

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