Craig Groeschel: Quotes about God

“What obstacle are you facing? Ask God for breakthrough thinking. Don't think about small changes. Think radically.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , Thinking , Change

“As God blesses your ministry with it, remember that those without it tend to criticize those with it, especially when you do things differently.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God

“Have you hit an obstacle that appears impenetrable? Maybe God will guide you to see something that you couldn't have seen if he'd just removed the wall.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , Appearance

“While many lament, "We don't have what it takes to make a difference," innovative leaders say, "God is our provider; we have more than enough."”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God

“There's a huge difference between a good idea and a God-inspired idea.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , Idea

“When you increase your focus, you decrease your options. Good things are not necessarily God things.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God

“If you've ever been part of a ministry that had it, you knew you were part of something special. In other words, you knew it when you saw it. And it was an awesome work of God that couldn't be contained, couldn't be harnessed, and couldn't be explained.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , Parting

“To have it, we have to care about those who are far from God.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God

“Those with it recognize that God brings it. It is not found in the things the eye can see.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God

“Who do you love? If you love God, you should love people. If you don't love people, you don't love God. It's that simple.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

Love , God , People

“Let God turn fear into faith. Instead of becoming a hesitant leader, ask God to make you bold and aggressive.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , Fear , Faith

“Sometimes the fruit of your steps of faith is measured not so much by what God does through you as by what God does in you.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , Faith

“Reflecting God, innovative believers tend to have it. And it is borne out of their passion to please God, reach people, and help those in need.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , People , Passion , Help

“Doing the wrong new things, things that usurp what God calls us to do, is dangerous. Focus tends to let it breathe. Lack of focus generally suffocates it.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God

“Seek God. Hear from God. Receive his vision. Let it overwhelm you. Consume you. Burden you. Tell the vision. Cast the vision. Communicate the vision. And watch it spread.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , Communication

“Don't let the rules of man stop you from following God. When he gives it to you, go with it.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God

“As you seek God and he rekindles it in your heart, I believe he is going to speak to you.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , Heart

“If there is any group in the world that should be motivated to make improvements, reflecting God's creative nature, it should be Christians.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , World , Motivation , Nature

“Get out of the boat. Face your fears. Fail. Learn. Adjust. Try again. And watch God do more than you can imagine.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , Fear , Imagination , Learning

“The best explanation I can give of what it is, is this: it is what God does through a rare combination of these qualities found in his people: Passion for his presence; A deep craving to reach the lost; Sincere integrity; Spirit-filled faith; Down-to-earth humility; Brokenness.”

Craig Groeschel

It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)

God , People , Faith , Passion