Prayerless people cut themselves off from God’s prevailing power, and the frequent result is the familiar feeling of being overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, defeated. Surprising numbers of people are willing to settle for lives like that.
BILL HYBELSBusyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.
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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If I’ve learned anything about prayer, it’s that desperation drives discipline.
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Don’t steamroll your way into a conversation before establishing any relational credibility.
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I can usually sense that a leading is from the Holy Spirit when it calls me to humble myself, serve somebody, encourage somebody or give something away. Very rarely will the evil one lead us to do those kinds of things.
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I would never want to reach out someday with a soft, uncallused hand-a hand never dirtied by serving-and shake the nail-pierced hand of Jesus.
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Most unmarried people have no idea what it takes to make a marriage work; they grossly underestimate the price people have to pay to build long-term, mutually satisfying relationships.
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You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.
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The worst days of leadership beat the best days of being an onlooker.
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You cannot do leadership without a source of regenerative strength. What is your source?
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The only way to motivate people is to live a motivated life in front of them
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When God transforms the life of just one leader, that leader can transform a church. When one church is transformed, you can transform a community.
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Our conduct will never change God’s character.
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God wants to father all of us until we’re dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven.
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Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don’t.
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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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