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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

Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.
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Behavior Faith Measurement Spiritual
It isn’t about who is ‘for’ or ‘against’ you, it’s about who you are for.
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God Support Yourself
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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Farmer Fear God Himself Irrational Lose
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
Maintaining peace with God is more important than keeping pace with someone else.
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God Important Maintain Oneself Peace
The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders.
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Act Behavior Expectation
I can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.
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Coach Faster Own
It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing’s going to change.
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Break Change Day Direction Generosity Habit Prayer Yourself
When 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.
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Direction Happiness People Point Smart Stupidity Wisdom Yourself
What is this generation of students worth? It’s worth everything.
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Christian Church Leadership
Jesus doesn’t take sides; He takes over.
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Emotion Jesus People Side Take
Telling someone they’re wrong is not the same as leading or inspiring them to do what’s right.
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Difference Inspirational Leadership Right Wrong Yourself
God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.
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Honor Order Planning
Intervention giving is emotional and the results are measurable.
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Emotional Giving Result
You can’t influence people you refuse to associate with.
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Association Influence People Refusal Yourself
We don’t drift into good directions. We discipline and prioritize ourselves there.
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Discipline Prioritize Stanley

If there is a perceived difference between what you expect from others and what you expect from yourself, it will eventually erode your influence.

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If there is a perceived difference between what you expect from others and what you expect from yourself, it will eventually erode your influence.

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