Keep your eyes on Christ, not the circumstances you find yourself in or the feelings you are experiencing.
Bruce WilkinsonGod's power under us, in us, surging through us, is exactly what turns dependence into unforgettable experiences of completeness.
Bruce WilkinsonIn my experience, God rarely makes our fear disappear. Instead, He asks us to be strong and take courage. What is courage? As Ordinary discovered, courage is not the absence of fear; rather, it's choosing to act in spite of the fear. You could say that without fear, you can't have genuine courage.
Bruce WilkinsonNot surprisingly, the place we're most likely to experience testing is exactly where we struggle most to trust God.
Bruce WilkinsonThe single best way to develop leaders . . . is to take people out of their safe environment and away from the people they know, and throw them into a new arena they know little about. Way over their head, preferably. In fact, the more demanding their challenges, the more pressure and risk they face, the more likely a dynamic leader will emerge.
Bruce Wilkinson