The Lord’s Prayer is an excellent model, but it was never intended to be a magical incantation to get God’s attention. Jesus gave this prayer as a pattern to suggest the variety of elements that should be included when we pray.
BILL HYBELSSelf awareness allows you to self-correct.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world.
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Many leadership problems are driven by low self-awareness.
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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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You will do whatever you have to do to increase your leadership input, because you know as well as I do that it will make you better.
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Life’s great moments evolve from simples acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings.
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Truly, spiritual courage is on the endangered character-quality list.
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Wise leaders understand that the single greatest determinant of whether followers will ever own a vision deeply is the extent to which whose followers believe the leader will own it.
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Your culture will only ever be as healthy as the senior leader wants it to be.
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Humility enables us to learn from each other.
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It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person’s lead.
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Leaders need to have a ruthless commitment to resolving relational conflict regardless of how bad it feels.
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Jesus is not directing the angelic choir, taking long naps, or doing crossword puzzles. He is completely focused on building his church, the hope of the world.
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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.
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Nothing that matters in this world happens unless leaders lead it.
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Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence.
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