Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working Quotes
What one promise do you need to claim? Find it. Don't give up. Cling to it.
And because God has entrusted you with such riches, you can use these resources to make a profound difference in countless lives.
God says happiness is contentment with what you already have, with what He provides you, with what you can share.
He knows every hair on your head, and he sees every tear you shed.
Remember, to get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done. But to get what you once had, you must do what you once did.
To be fully alive, you need time with God to recharge.
The best thing you can do for your kids is to show them God working in you on a daily basis.
God promises you a way out. Find that way out, and take it.
There's nothing cool about turning against God. There's nothing fun or cute or right about compromising who God wanted you to be.
When you reach out to God humbly, you'll find that He's already reaching out to you.
How can you tell when the devil is lying? His lips are moving.
Let God create in you His masterpiece. He will make you truly different and joyfully weird.
When you give, you will be blessed. When you give, it will be given back to you.
He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be.
On the other hand, when you do something for someone else, there's often a greater, deeper satisfaction.
What is it that makes you so angry, bothers you so deeply, that you're compelled to act?
I'm asking God to bless you with something that unsettles you, disturbs you, and upsets you.
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.
You care because God gave you this unusual blessing: a burden to make a difference.
And as you come to know Him, you're becoming like Him. The more you are like Him, the more different you will be.
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.
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.
When I'm focusing on what's important to God, I live differently. I invest my time differently.
If you want to be different, if you want to be better than normal, then you must live differently.
We don't need more time. We need to use the time we already have differently.
If we're honest with ourselves, most of us know the one thing we lack.
What matters is the one thing I do know for certain: God is with me.
When something small loudly demands all our attention, its noise often drowns out the whisper of what's enormously important.
We are far from perfect but willing to be different.
Sunday is God's day, and he was committed to honoring it. Just because he was in Paris to compete in the Olympics didn't justify changing his lifelong commitment.
In fact, if our kids are successful in every normal way, they can still miss God's main mark.
I realized that day that blessings come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes.
I'm convinced normal people miss the majority of God's blessings because they're too busy to notice them.
You must long for God more than normal. You must be willing to live to give, not live to gain.
Most of us think we're too busy or too important to rest for a day.
I've heard it said, "If the Devil can't make us really bad, then he'll try to make us really busy.
If the seed doesn't get planted, it can't become a toxic thornbush. We must guard our minds and our hearts, starting with our eyes.
Or maybe they just accept that it's wrong in God's eyes, although not in their own, and they'll worry about sorting it out later.
More important, it's because God is our only true source of life.
While some consider God's standards as too confining, a true believer sees them as loving and freeing.
We become weirder parents when we fall more and more in love with Christ.
Just because opportunities present themselves doesn't mean you should accept every one of them. It's not realistic, and it's also not wise.
You have enough time to do everything God wants you to do.
Don't settle for a normal life. Not when you can enjoy the wonderful weirdness of being who God created you to be.
The Bible consistently and directly indicates that when we give generously, we're serving, honoring, and glorifying God. After all, generosity is fundamental to God's nature.
Our minds are so cluttered with endless to-do lists that there's no room for us to experience the joy in being alive today.