Live each day with an open ear toward heaven, eager to respond to any whisper from God.
BILL HYBELSPrayerless 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.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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Our conduct will never change God’s character.
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Ten years ago, 15 years ago, I think the church would have been asleep at the switch. This level of activism and engagement with the needs of society by local churches I never thought I’d see it in my lifetime.
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Life’s great moments evolve from simples acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings.
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Many leadership problems are driven by low self-awareness.
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Build something with enduring value.
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A leader’s most valuable asset is not their time but their energy and ability to energize others.
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Personally, I’ve never understood inactivity. Why a person would sit when he could soar, be a spectator when he could play, or atrophy when he could develop…is beyond me!
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If we were to boil down Christianity to its core, we’d be left with simply this: relationship with God. The living, loving God of the universe has spoken throughout history, and still speaks today – not just to pastors or priests, but to anyone who will listen. God will speak to you.
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If I’ve learned anything about prayer, it’s that desperation drives discipline.
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If there is ever a time crying out for courageous leadership, its now.
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Leadership is the catalytic gift that energizes, directs, and empowers all the other gifts.
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This is the power and the promise of full-throttle faith, of living a life fueled solely by God.
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I can write about prayer, you can read about prayer, but sooner or later you have to fall to your knees and just plain pray. Then, and only then, will you begin to operate in the vein of God’s miracle-working ways.
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Savor every day you have the privilege to lead.
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Church is what you do. Church is who you are. Church is the human outworking of the person of Jesus Christ. Let’s not go to Church, let’s be the Church.
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