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Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution.
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Don't ask God to bless junk food and miraculously transform it so that it has nutritional value. That's not how God works.
Bill Hybels
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Out-of-balance praying leads to no praying at all!
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The time of day we choose for prayer doesn't matter, so long as we keep it faithfully. Prayer must be part of the rhythm of our daily lives.
Bill Hybels -
Creating planets didn't seem to be much of a problem for God. Neither was raising the dead. Nothing is too difficult for God to handle, but we won't see much proof of this until we actually ask him to handle it.
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Prayer is a bridge from despair to hope.
Bill Hybels -
Don't let your prayers turn into a wish list for Santa Claus. Worship God and praise him when you come to him in prayer.
Bill Hybels -
God isn't interested in stock phrases. Talk to him. Talk to the Father sincerely.
Bill Hybels
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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.'
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How 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 Hybels