People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up.
ANDY STANLEYWithout courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.
More Andy Stanley Quotes
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Imagine a world where unbelievers were critical of what we believed but envious of how well we treated one another.
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Any fear associated with giving to God’s kingdom is irrational. It’s on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed, refuses to plant his fields.
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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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It’s better to make a difference than to make a point.
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Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say.
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The starting block for people who are going to stay in love is mutual submission.
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Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God’s commands regarding sexual purity.
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Not the one who knows the most, but the one who loves faithfully and consistently the most, is a true follower of Jesus.
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God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.
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Leaders make things better and that requires change.
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80% of your problems are not PEOPLE problems … they are SYSTEM problems, because systems create the behaviors of people.
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Good people don’t go to heaven. Forgiven people go to heaven.
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When people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them.
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God’s extravagant generosity toward us compels us to be extravagantly generous toward others.
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Generosity won’t happen unless you make it a priority. The best way to make giving a priority is to make it the very first check you write every month. Before the mortgage. Before groceries or clothing. Before saving. Whatever the amount, do it first.
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