Quotes from Andy Stanley
There is an appropriate way to use your story, not as an excuse but as a testimony to God's ability to free you from the past.
- Andy Stanley
If it suddenly became impossible for us to cover up all the junk we normally hide from the rest of humanity, I have a feeling we would all get real motivated to deal with the source of what ails us.
- Andy Stanley
The root of anger is the perception that something has been taken. Something is owed you, and now a debt to debtor relationship has been established.
- Andy Stanley
Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.
- Andy Stanley
I've talked to many individuals who want to discuss their problems. But they don't really have problems. They have chosen to live in the wrong direction. They don't need a solution. They need a new direction.
- Andy Stanley
It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing's going to change.
- Andy Stanley
Are you the person the person you're looking for is looking for?
- Andy Stanley
Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.
- Andy Stanley
Greed is supported by an endless cast of what-ifs. Greedy people can never have enough to satisfy the need they feel in light of every conceivable eventuality.
- Andy Stanley
Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.
- Andy Stanley
What people pray for will tell you more than anything else whether they are locked into the vision and priorities of the church.
- Andy Stanley
Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior
- Andy Stanley