Bill Hybels: Quotes about God

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“If you lower the ambient noise of your life and listen expectantly for those whispers of God, your ears will hear them. And when you follow their lead, your world will be rocked.”

Bill Hybels

“The heart and soul of the Christian life is learning to hear God's voice and then developing the courage to do what he asks us to do.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Adoration in prayer reminds us of God's identity and inclination. As we list his attributes, lifting up his character and personality, we reinforce our understanding of who he is.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Are you expecting God to fill your needs? Are you asking him to do so - regularly, earnestly and persistently?”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Prayerless people cut themselves off from God's peace and from his prevailing power, and a common result is that they feel overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, and defeated by a world operating with a take-no-prisoners approach.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“God is no more intimidated by childish demands for instant gratification than are wise parents.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“The idea that God doesn't care about his children is rooted in a lie, plain and simple.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Be wary of insisting that you know better than God about when a prayer request should be granted. God's delays are not necessarily denials. He always has reasons for his 'not yets.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“When Jesus prayed the model prayer we call the Lord's Prayer, his first requests were that God's name be shown reverence, that his kingdom come, that his will be done.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“God-honoring prayers are not simply shopping lists. They are more than cries for help, strength, mercy and miracles. Authentic prayer should include worship, submission, requests, and confessions.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Adoration in prayer purges our spirit and prepares us to listen to God.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“As you walk with God, your faith will grow, your confidence will increase and your prayers will have real power.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“God isn't interested in stock phrases. Talk to him. Talk to the Father sincerely.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“The Lord's Prayer is an excellent model, but it was never intended to be a magical incantation to get God's attention. Jesus gave this prayer as a pattern to suggest the variety of elements that should be included when we pray.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Don't let your prayers turn into a wish list for Santa Claus. Worship God and praise him when you come to him in prayer.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Never forget that if you are God's child through Jesus Christ, you are praying to a Father who couldn't love you more than he already does.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Don't ask God to bless junk food and miraculously transform it so that it has nutritional value. That's not how God works.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“When I pray, I'm not just telling God my problems, but rather I'm turning over my biggest concerns to him. It's only when I've put them in his capable hands that I can go about my day in his strength and freedom.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“We can have no deep, ongoing fellowship with God unless we obey him - totally.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“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)