Craig Groeschel Quotes

I believe Christians often perceive obedience to God as some test designed just to see if we’re really committed to Him. But what if it’s designed as God’s way of giving us what’s best for us?

Belief overflows to behavior. First we need to change what we believe. when we truly change what we believe, we'll gladly change how we behave.

The difference between where you are and where God wants you to be is equal to the pain you're willing to endure.

To those of you who are leading LifeGroups, I want you to know, you are the heroes of our mission.

You can't change in your own power. If you feel overwhelmed by something bigger than you, let the one who is bigger than all things be the power you need in your weakness.

God has blessed me with more than I need. I'm rich. I will not trust in riches but in Him who richly provides. Because I have more, I will give more and do more.

If you show me who you are being influenced by I will show you what you are becoming.

Bitterness is a nonproductive, toxic emotion, usually resulting from resentment over unmet needs.

Don't blame yourself for the declines, because one day you will credit yourself for the increases.

When focus increases, options decrease.

The fact is, you can't marry the best when you're dating the runner-up. While you're searching for Mr. Right, don't settle for Mr. Right Now.

God can and will break the labels that have held you hostage.

If your vision doesn’t compel, move or stir people, your vision is too small.

You can have control. You can have growth. But, you can't have both.

Being in the wrong place never helps you do the right thing

Don’t worry when you meet opposition for obeying God. Worry when you don’t have opposition, because you’re probably not obeying God.

Don't resent, fear, or judge the next generation, believe in them.

You can't walk on water until you get yourself out the boat.

We will do anything short of sin to reach people for Christ.

You don't have to know what to say or what to do; just listen to the one who sent you.

As it goes with leaders, so it goes with the whole organization.

To step toward your destiny, you may have to step away from your security.

God had to do something IN me before He could do something THROUGH me.

Envy is when you resent God's goodness in other people's lives and ignore God's goodness in your own life.

Integrity starts from the inside out, not the outside in.

We don't have eternal life because we're good, we have it because God is good.

The things that make us sad, the things that make us righteously angry, or the things we care about that others don’t are often a key that unlocks our reason for living. It’s our burden.

It's not easy to trust in a God you can't see. That's why so many want God to prove himself so we can trust him. In reality, God wants us to trust him so he can prove himself.

Our thoughts are either focused on what's eternal, life-changing, and true, or lost in the details of our temporary, selfish, false beliefs.

Don't worry when you're being persecuted for God, worry when you're not.

If we want to be better than normal we must move from good intentions to what I call God intentions.

Respect is EARNED but honor is GIVEN.

Becoming obsessed with what people think is the quickest way to forget about what God thinks.

Just as we are what we eat physically, we are also what we consume spiritually.

Sometimes God guides by what He withholds, rather than what He provides.

When we place our discontented egos on the altar of gratitude, we develop contented altar egos filled with thanksgiving.

I'd argue that people today aren't rejecting Christ so much as they're rejecting the church.

If you delegate authority, you will build leaders.

If you don't know the purpose of something, all you can do is misuse it.

We need to step into certain uncertainty. Without faith it is impossible to please God.

Your brain does not understand what you are capable of. There is way more inside of you than you can imagine.

To reach people no one else is reaching we must do things no one else is doing

True loyalty is proven not proclaimed.

The clearer your vision becomes, the easier it is to guard what God calls you to do.

Don't build your ministry on what you're against. Build your ministry on what you're for.

The younger generation can smell fakes - Authenticity trumps cool.

Most of us could stop doing something that's hindering our passion for Jesus and effectiveness in following him.

God has given you every thing you need to reach every person you need to reach.

Be yourself. Authenticity trumps cool every time.

Tragically, many people have this faithless, wishy-washy mindset, which causes them to lose the battle in their minds before they ever fight it in the world.