Andy Stanley Quotes

Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.

It's better to make a difference than to make a point.

There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you

Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say

Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.

At the end of the day, God's love for me, for you, and for the world is settled at the cross.

It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing's going to change.

Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.

Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life.

Pencil in your plans but write your visions in ink

When happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in another, that's when really smart people start doing really stupid things.

Direction, not intention determines your destination.

If you devote yourself to more than yourself ... you will have more than yourself to show for yourself.

There is an appropriate way to use your story, not as an excuse but as a testimony to God's ability to free you from the past.

When I count other people's blessings I lose sight of mine.

Dreamers dream about things being different. Visionaries envision themselves making a difference.

The value of a life is always measured by how much of it is given away.

In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feel like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to another.

Any fear associated with giving to God's kingdom is irrational. It's on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed, refuses to plant his fields.

Good people don't go to heaven. Forgiven people go to heaven.

Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world.

The Church is a family expecting guests.

The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders.

Blame enables us to smuggle our issues into our future.

If we want to reach the people that no one else is reaching, we've got to do things that no one else is doing.

If a man can predict his own death and resurrection, and pull it off, I just go with whatever that man says

Which of these statements creates more anxiety in you: 'There is no God' or 'There is no money'?

Learning never takes place while you're talking.

Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.

Two things make a relationship providential: when we hear from God through someone and when we see God in someone.

Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.

A single act of courage is often the tipping point for extraordinary change.

The more conscious I am of the work God has yet to do in me, the less critical I am about what he has yet to do in you

Next generation leaders are those who would rather challenge what needs to change and pay the price than remain silent and die on the inside

If you see your brother in need, it doesn't matter if you already gave somewhere else. You should be open to the idea of God using you to meet your brother's unexpected need.

The starting block for people who are going to stay in love is mutual submission.

God often showcases his power on the stage of human weakness.

Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.

Success is remaining faithful to the process God has laid out for you.

Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don't run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.

Vions are born in the soul of a man or woman who is consumed with the tension between what is and what could be.

If you want to know what Jesus meant by what Jesus said, pay attention to that Jesus did.

Stop looking for solutions to problems and start looking for the right path.

Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone.

People who blame things rarely change things. Blame is an unassailable change-avoidance strategy.

You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision on what to do with the burden God put in your heart.

Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior

Celebrate what God has given others. Leverage what God has given you.

As believers, we all have the responsibility to leverage our wealth for kingdom purposes.