Bill Hybels Quotes
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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.
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If the request is wrong, God says, 'No.' If the timing is wrong, God says, 'Slow.' If you are wrong, God says, 'Grow.' But if the request is right, the timing is right and you are right, God says, 'Go!'
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The key is to practice praying - and to practice praying regularly, privately, sincerely and specifically.
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God doesn't want us to pile up impressive phrases. He doesn't want us to use words without thinking about their meaning. He wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father - authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly.
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I look at tens of thousands of church leaders who still do need a bit of an awakening.
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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.
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One reason we stop praying or let our prayer lives fade is that we are too comfortable.
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When I pray, I'm not just telling God my problems, but rather I'm turning over my biggest concerns to him. It's only when I've put them in his capable hands that I can go about my day in his strength and freedom.
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A lot of spiritual gains come through pain, hurt, struggle, confusion and disappointment.
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We don't take confession seriously enough. If we did, our lives would be radically different.
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If your life is rushing in many directions at once, you are incapable of the kind of deep, unhurried prayer that is vital to the Christian walk.
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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.
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Prayer busters (causes of unanswered prayer) are prayerlessness, unconfessed sin, unresolved relational conflict, selfishness, uncaring attitudes, and inadequate faith.
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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.
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Our spirits, like our bodies, have requirements for health and growth. Some people don't want to pay the price of developing good spiritual habits.
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Confession is probably the most neglected area of personal prayer.
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The 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.
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The real deal is always going to win in the end.
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Supplications are requests that you make of God. And truly, nothing is too big for God to handle or too small for him to be interested in.
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The idea that God doesn't care about his children is rooted in a lie, plain and simple.
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Before bringing a request to the Lord, it's a good idea to ask: If God granted this request, would it bring glory to him? Would it advance his kingdom? Would it help people? Would it help me to grow spiritually?
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Most of us are far too busy for our own spiritual good.
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Are you expecting God to fill your needs? Are you asking him to do so - regularly, earnestly and persistently?
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Playing around is one thing; following an established regimen is quite another. It's true with exercise equipment and it is true with prayer.