All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Craig GroeschelDon’t worry when you meet opposition for obeying God. Worry when you don’t have opposition, because you’re probably not obeying God.
Craig GroeschelThere is no vacation, no experience, no dream home, and no thing outside of God that can bring rest in the essence of who you are. Your soul will be restless until it finds rest in Him.
Craig GroeschelSome decisions are obviously much more inconsequential than others. For example, let's say you choose the blue shirt over the red one; not much is likely to change. Red meat over white meat once a week won't likely make a huge difference in your health. But if you believe that grilled chicken is healthier than a cheeseburger, your lunch choice might cause you to pause; especially if you know that the cheeseburger also comes with fries and a large chocolate shake.
Craig GroeschelBe careful not to blame yourself if someone rejects Christ. If you do, you might be tempted to take credit when someone accepts him.
Craig GroeschelAs an organization changes your mindset as a leader also has to change. This becomes the lid to you organization. Whenever my organization starts to settle I believe I have to lift my lid, my capacity I have to think and act in a different way to achieve different results.
Craig GroeschelIf you want what NORMAL people have, do what normal people DO. If you want what FEW people have, do what few people DO.
Craig GroeschelPersonally, I hate flossing. So this is the first discipline I quit when I am stressed. But if I stop this one important habit, then I might be tempted to cheat on my eating plan, stay up too late, or skip my Bible reading. If I stay faithful in doing something that I don't enjoy, I tend to believe that I'm disciplined. Therefore, I eat better, go to bed on time, and stay in God's Word.
Craig GroeschelBecause my life was changed by God's Word, I love every organization that helps people know him through his Word.
Craig GroeschelYou see, religion alone can only take a person so far. Religion can make us nice, but only Christ can make us new. Religion focuses on outward behavior. Relationship is an inward transformation. Religion focuses on what I do, while relationship centers on what Jesus did. Religion is about me. Relationship is about Jesus
Craig GroeschelWe need to step into certain uncertainty. Without faith it is impossible to please God.
Craig GroeschelThe fact is, you can't marry the best when you're dating the runner-up. While you're searching for Mr. Right, don't settle for Mr. Right Now.
Craig GroeschelGod will often give you more than you can handle so you can learn to depend on Him rather than on yourself.
Craig GroeschelThe key to success in any organization is identifying, developing, and empowering the right people.
Craig GroeschelFailure is not an option. Failure is necessary...We try. We fail. We learn. We adjust.
Craig GroeschelWhen we generally make healthy choices about food (or wise choices about life), we tend to move in the right direction, living as we believe God wants us to live. If we make an intentional exception for a special treat or for a diversion, that might not be a big deal. But if we step off the best path, we're tempted to detour into more unwise choices. In that case, your decision does matter.
Craig GroeschelA keystone habit leads to other positive habits and disciplines. These positive traits start a chain reaction that produces other positive outcomes. The presence of these important habits help you become more faithful in other areas of your life. On the other hand, the absence of these key disciplines can impact you negatively.
Craig GroeschelGod could have programmed us as robots to do whatever he tells us, but then we'd never have the freedom to love and worship him.
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 GroeschelTwenty-nine years ago, I came to faith in Christ after a gentleman from the Gideon's International gave me a free copy of the New Testament Bible. I started in Matthew and read all the way to Ephesians 2 when it finally clicked for me. After reading about salvation by grace through faith, I cried out to Jesus for his forgiveness and surrendered my whole life to Him. At that moment, I became a new person.
Craig GroeschelWe don’t recruit volunteers; we release leaders. Volunteers do good things but leaders change the world.
Craig GroeschelAs we're growing closer to God, I ask people to decide when God wants them to stay planted exactly where they are.
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 GroeschelEnvy is when you resent God's goodness in other people's lives and ignore God's goodness in your own life.
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