CGCraig Groeschel

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Craig Groeschel

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Quotations and sayings

01Undated

Not only did he unleash his emotions through rivers of tears, but for several days he denied his body food so he could pray and seek the God of heaven.

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02Undated

We reflect God's character the most when we give freely of ourselves with no strings attached, no secret motives, no hidden agenda.

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03Undated

Instead of having just good intentions that are me-centered,you can have God intentions that are God-centered. And when God puts something into you, you can be certain it will come to pass.

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04Undated

I can promise you this: If you really, sincerely, genuinely want God back, He hasn't moved. He's still there, just like always, ready to bear-hug you again, just like in the old days.

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05Undated

So if it seems like you're doing something different from what everyone else is doing, and if sometimes that feels hard, this is a good thing, not a bad thing.

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06Undated

Without someone speaking into your life and keeping you on track with the things you believe, you have a tendency to drift into habitual sin- and you recognize this about yourself.

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07Undated

You can't build a foundation of sin now for a life of purity later.

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08Undated

No matter what sin you find yourself in, turn to God. Let Him forgive, heal, and restore.

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09Undated

Like a sneeze, sin feels good at first, but it leaves a huge mess.

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10Undated

One works hard to prop up an illusion that sucks the life out of them, and the other works hard to make their home a place that restores them, nurtures them, and gives life to others.

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11Undated

The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have.

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12Undated

Ironically, we often fail to see that whenever we compromise ourselves to please others, we tend to lose their respect.

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13Undated

Sincere doubts, handled properly, can become a gift.

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14Undated

You must long for God more than normal. You must be willing to live to give, not live to gain.

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15Undated

If you want to be different, if you want to be better than normal, then you must live differently.

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16Undated

When I'm focusing on what's important to God, I live differently. I invest my time differently.

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17Undated

It's critical to God that we think about how we live, how we spend the present time with which we're gifted each day.

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18Undated

Training is an active, dynamic process lived out daily in all areas of life- not a rote exercise in memorizing verses and going to church every week.

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19Undated

When did we, as Christ followers, start to think that the church exists for us? When did we forget that we are the church? And that we're here for the world?

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20Undated

If you want your ministry to have ‘it’, more important than anything else we’ve discussed, you must have ‘it’. When it has filtered through your heart - the rare combination of passion, integrity, focus, faith, expectation, drive, hunger, and God’s anointing - God tends to infuse your ministry with ‘it’. He blesses your work. People are changed. Leaders grow. Resources flow. The ministry seems to take on a life of its own.

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21Undated

David cuts through all the many needs, wants, and desires that may have been bouncing around inside him and essentially says, "If I could have only one thing, I want to be with God, to be in His presence, to know that he is always with me." Whether in good times or bad times, David knew the thing he needed most: to feel God's presence close by, intimately, through worship.

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22Undated

And as you come to know Him, you're becoming like Him. The more you are like Him, the more different you will be.

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23Undated

You care because God gave you this unusual blessing: a burden to make a difference.

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24Undated

When you feel this burden, you might be frustrated, wondering why no one else cares as much as you do. The reason why you care and others don't could be because God has aimed it directly at you.

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