Bill Hybels Quotes - Page 2

The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It's the presence of a reconciling spirit.

Every single decision you make as a leader has an effect on the spirit of those you lead.

Is the ambient noise level of my life low enough for me to hear the whispers of the Lord?

When you get to the end will God say, "Well done," or, "What was up with that?"

Religion is spelled 'D-O', because it consists of the things people do try to somehow gain God's forgiveness and favor. But the problem is that you never know when you've done enough. But thankfully, Christianity is spelled differently. It'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.

The tithe is a wonderful goal but a terrible place to stop.

People 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.

If you are too busy or too proud to pray with your children, you are too busy and too proud.

I'm praying to the Creator of the world, the King of the universe, the all-powerful, all-knowing, all-faithful God. I'm praying to the God who made the mountains and who can move them if necessary. I'm praying to the God who has always been faithful to me, who has never let me down no matter how frightened I was or how difficult the situation looked. I'm praying to a God who wants to bear fruit through me, and I am going to trust that he is going to use me tonight. Not because of who I am, but because of who he is. He is faithful.

Life's great moments evolve from simples acts of cooperation with God's mysterious promptings.

Self awareness allows you to self-correct.

Nothing that matters in this world happens unless leaders lead it.

It's one thing to see a vision; it's another thing to be seized by a vision.

Most people feel best about themselves when they have given their very best.

God delights in pouring his favor on obedient risk takers.

Leadership is not for the faint of heart

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.

Authentic Christians are persons who stand apart from others. Their character seems deeper, their ideas fresher, their spirit softer, their courage greater, their leadership stronger, their concerns wider, their compassion more genuine and their convictions more concrete.

You don't have to be any more talented, any richer, any slimmer, any smarter, any more or less of anything to partner with God. All you have to be is willing to be used by him in everyday way

Destructive fear must be stopped in its tracks or it will undermine the life God invites us to live.

Most of us are far too busy for our own spiritual good.

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!

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.

Life is too short and the world too compassion-starved for you to keep subsisting in situations that drag you down and curtail your potential to help advance the Kingdom. There's just too much at stake.

Authentic Christianity is a supernatural walk with a living, dynamic, communicating God.