Bill Hybels quotes - page 5

Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something. (Bill Hybels)
The worst days of leadership beat the best days of being an onlooker. View quote
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Those churches have closed down or have been merged with a church that has a more positive vision. View quote
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Enjoy every single day you get to lead because it will be over in a blink. View quote
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I look at tens of thousands of church leaders who still do need a bit of an awakening. View quote
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Adoration in prayer purges our spirit and prepares us to listen to God. View quote
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As you walk with God, your faith will grow, your confidence will increase and your prayers will have real power. View quote
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God isn't interested in stock phrases. Talk to him. Talk to the Father sincerely. View quote
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If you let even a little sin into your heart, it's going to contaminate your prayers. Your Christian life will not achieve its full potential. View quote
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A lot of spiritual gains come through pain, hurt, struggle, confusion and disappointment. View quote
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Out-of-balance praying leads to no praying at all! (Bill Hybels)
Our prayers can be more than empty wishes, vain hopes or feeble aspirations – but only when they are prayed from faith-filled hearts. View quote
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Developing prayer fitness is similar to developing physical fitness: we must follow a pattern in order to stay balanced. View quote
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Keep on praying because the Father does listen. He loves our company, he wants us to endure in prayerfulness and he is eager to do whatever is best for us. View quote
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How would you feel if your prayer requests were made public, displayed on a billboard or marquee? "Dear Lord, make me famous. Make me rich." View quote
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We can have no deep, ongoing fellowship with God unless we obey him - totally. View quote
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The greatest prayer motivator in existence is answered prayer. View quote
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A key ingredient in authentic Christianity is time. Not leftover time, not throwaway time, but quality time. Time for contemplation, meditation and reflection. Unhurried, uninterrupted time. View quote
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Adoration in prayer reminds us of God's identity and inclination. As we list his attributes, lifting up his character and personality, we reinforce our understanding of who he is. View quote
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Are you expecting God to fill your needs? Are you asking him to do so - regularly, earnestly and persistently? View quote
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Sensing the carelessness and one-sidedness of our prayers, we start to feel guilty about praying. Guilt leads to faint-heartedness and that in turn leads to prayerlessness. (Bill Hybels)
By forcing us to look closely at our requests, prayer purifies us. View quote
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God is no more intimidated by childish demands for instant gratification than are wise parents. View quote
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Be wary of insisting that you know better than God about when a prayer request should be granted. God's delays are not necessarily denials. He always has reasons for his 'not yets. View quote
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Unconfessed sin cuts off our communication with the Father. View quote
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