Busyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.
BILL HYBELSGod wants to father all of us until we’re dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.
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Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution.
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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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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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If you’re a serious minded leader, you will read. You will read all you can.
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Effective leaders do not fear passion. They welcome it. But from time to time passionate discussions digress into personal attacks, and real people get really hurt. In my view, leaders must head that off before it happens.
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Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something.
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Don’t steamroll your way into a conversation before establishing any relational credibility.
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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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Whenever you see something going well – whenever light begins to chase back the darkness that threatens to engulf our world – look closely. There stands a leader who is holding that candle.
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Self awareness allows you to self-correct.
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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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And they fail to understand that the only people with the strength to pay that price are those who have plumbed the depths of their relationship with God, and have dealt with their own brokenness.
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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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If you don’t change your schedule, you’ll be the same person you’ve always been.
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