Quotes from Andy Stanley

Direction, not intention determines your destination.

We don't drift in good directions. We discipline and prioritize ourselves there.

Often, stepping outside your comfort zone is not careless irresponsibility, but a necessary act of obedience.

Here's a question every angry man and woman needs to consider: How long are you going to allow people you don't even like — people who are no longer in your life, maybe even people who aren't even alive anymore — to control your life? How long?

As leaders, we are never responsible for filling anyone else's cup. Our responsibility is to empty ours.

Your beliefs shape your attitudes!

Leaders who don't listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say.

Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit.

If you see your brother in need, it doesn't matter if you already gave somewhere else. You should be open to the idea of God using you to meet your brother's unexpected need.

The most significant visions are not cast by great orators from a stage. They are cast at the bedsides of our children. The greatest visioncasting opportunities happen between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 PM Monday through Sunday. In these closing hours of the day we have a unique opportunity to plant the seeds of what could be and what should be. Take every opportunity you get.

Here's a scary thought: What if God called you to give beyond your comfort level? Would you be afraid? Would you try to explain it away or dismiss it as impractical? And in the process, would you miss out on a harvest opportunity for which God had explicitly prospered you in the first place?

Do you think God can be trusted? Or do yo think you need to take things into your own hands?