Intimacy with God
“It’s the mistaken idea that activity for God is a worthy substitute for intimacy with God. Along the way, we begin to assume responsibility for results and act as if normal human weaknesses don’t apply to Christians.” – Daniel Darling 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up
"To a large extent, the American church has become merged with the world. It has adopted so many of the world's ideals and standards that it has lost its ability to stem the tide of crime, deception and immorality that is sweeping the nation. For millions of church members there is no deep commitment to the cause of Christ, no regularity of attendance at public worship, no sacrificial giving, no personal religious discipline." - Billy Graham
Church
"Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world." - Joel Barker
"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow." - Ronald E. Osborn
"The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all--doing nothing." - Benjamin Franklin
"The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire." - Brian Tracy
Vision
"The essence of real leadership is to allow your people to see your need and desire for learning. Your actions speak more than your words. Today's leaders must be students of change first, before they become teachers of change to others." - Jack Kahl
"I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do and like it." - Harry Truman
"You do not lead by hitting people over the head--that's assault, not leadership." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership
Courage
“Success is never final; failure is seldom fatal. It is courage that counts.” – Winston Churchill 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
"Unbelief is the mother of vice; it is the parent of sin; and, therefore, I say it is a pestilent evil--a master sin." - Charles H. Spurgeon
Unbelief
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another." - W. Elliott
"Consecrated perseverance conquers." - Mrs. Charles E. Cowman
Perseverance
"It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference. " - Tom Brokaw
Influence
"The people who are lifting the world onward and upward are those who encourage more than they criticize." - Elizabeth Harrison
"The light which experience gives is a lantern on the stern, which shines only on the waves behind us." - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you." - William Arthur Ward
Encouragement
"You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as your ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world." - Tom Brokaw
Education
"There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing." - Brian Tracy
Time
"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." - Sun Tzu
Strategy