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“The reality is that our God is good. It's in his nature to be good; it's who he is--a giving God, a blessing God, an encouraging God, a nurturing God, an empowering God, a loving God. This is the God who willingly waits for your call.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“When we make a habit of prayer, we stay constantly tuned to God's presence and open to receive his blessings.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“The key is to practice praying - and to practice praying regularly, privately, sincerely and specifically.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Playing around is one thing; following an established regimen is quite another. It's true with exercise equipment and it is true with prayer.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“God doesn't want us to pile up impressive phrases. He doesn't want us to use words without thinking about their meaning. He wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father - authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Authentic Christianity is a supernatural walk with a living, dynamic, communicating God.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“If Christ's followers aren't growing, it is because they are not making a habit of evaluating their lives. They don't step back and ask, "What's working and what's not working?"”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“People who are serious about something always make room for it in their schedules. If prayer is important to you, then you'll find time to do it.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Before bringing a request to the Lord, it's a good idea to ask: If God granted this request, would it bring glory to him? Would it advance his kingdom? Would it help people? Would it help me to grow spiritually?”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“God is righteous and just, holy and tender, responsive and sympathetic. He is willing--anxious even--to hear from you. Moreover, he is willing to act on your behalf.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“There are two main principles I've picked up over the years as they pertain to cultivating the type of faith that moves mountains. The first is this: Faith comes by looking at God, not at the mountain. The second is this: God gives us faith as we walk by his side.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“I can write about prayer, you can read about prayer…but sooner or later you have to fall to your knees and just plain pray. Then, and only then, will you begin to operate in the vein of God's miracle-working ways.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“The time of day we choose for prayer doesn't matter, so long as we keep it faithfully. Prayer must be part of the rhythm of our daily lives.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Supplications are requests that you make of God. And truly, nothing is too big for God to handle or too small for him to be interested in.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“We don't take confession seriously enough. If we did, our lives would be radically different.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Prayer busters (causes of unanswered prayer) are prayerlessness, unconfessed sin, unresolved relational conflict, selfishness, uncaring attitudes, and inadequate faith.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“One prayer routine that is balanced and easy to remember is found in the word ACTS, an acrostic whose four letters stand for adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“How do you pray a prayer so filled with faith that it can move a mountain? By shifting your focus from the size of your mountain to the sufficiency of the Mountain Mover and then stepping forward in obedience.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“If you have pumped your fist at God, the good news is that you can come back into fellowship with him right this minute.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“One reason we stop praying or let our prayer lives fade is that we are too comfortable.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)