If we want to be better than normal we must move from good intentions to what I call God intentions.
Craig GroeschelThe truth: you have what you need. Watch out for excuses. Whenever you're tempted to whine about what you don't have, remember that God has given you everything you need to do everything He wants you to do.
Craig GroeschelTo those of you who are leading LifeGroups, I want you to know, you are the heroes of our mission.
Craig GroeschelGod has blessed me with more than I need. I'm rich. I will not trust in riches but in Him who richly provides. Because I have more, I will give more and do more.
Craig GroeschelShame usually follows a pattern—a cycle of self-recrimination and lies that claims life after life. First, we experience an intensely painful event. Second, we believe the lie that our pain and failure is who we are—not just something we’ve done, or had done to us—and we experience shame. And finally, our feelings of shame trap us into thinking that we can never recover—that, in fact, we don’t even deserve to.
Craig Groeschel