For a marriage relationship to flourish, there must be intimacy. It takes an enormous amount of courage to say to your spouse, 'This is me. I'm not proud of it - in fact, I'm a little embarrassed by it - but this is who I am.
Bill HybelsYou can live and lead small, live and lead safe, live and lead selfishly, or you can pursue a grander vision.
Bill HybelsWe all have strengths, weaknesses and blind spots. In fact, an average person has 3.4 blind spots.
Bill HybelsMost unmarried people have no idea what it takes to make a marriage work; they grossly underestimate the price people have to pay to build long-term, mutually satisfying relationships. And 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 Hybels