One thing is that life’s great moments evolve from simple acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings-nudges that always lean toward finding what’s been lost and freeing what’s been enslaved .
BILL HYBELSOne thing is that life’s great moments evolve from simple acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings-nudges that always lean toward finding what’s been lost and freeing what’s been enslaved .
BILL HYBELSAnd 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.
BILL HYBELSGod 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.
BILL HYBELSDignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence.
BILL HYBELSDevelop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something.
BILL HYBELSYour energy and the ability to energize others is more valuable than your time.
BILL HYBELSHow do you pray a prayer so filled with faith that it can move a mountain? By shifting your focus from the size of your mountain to the sufficiency of the Mountain Mover and then stepping forward in obedience.
BILL HYBELSPeople will not follow a leader with moral incongruities for long. Every time you compromise character you compromise leadership. The foundation of firm leadership is character.
BILL HYBELSIt’s spelled ‘D-O-N-E’, which means that what we could never for ourselves, Christ has already done for us. To become a real Christian is to humbly receive God’s gift of forgiveness and to commit to following His leadership.
BILL HYBELSLife’s great moments evolve from simples acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings.
BILL HYBELSThe 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 HYBELSYou can never underestimate the amount of energy and frequency you must give to vision casting. You can never underestimate it.
BILL HYBELSOnce you understand that God has given a gift, then training becomes more seriously. When you receive better training, you become more effective in the leadership position that God has assigned to you.
BILL HYBELSIf you are anything like me you’ll have to fight tooth-and-nail to stay in the game (evangelism). Because although the home runs have been invigorating, my batting average over the years is abysmally low.
BILL HYBELSOur conduct will never change God’s character.
BILL HYBELSIt’s one thing to see a vision; it’s another thing to be seized by a vision.
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