Larry Burkett Quotes

Money is either the best or the worst area of communication in our marriages.

The one principle that surrounds everything else is that of stewardship; that we are the managers of everything that God has given us

The black family unit that had survived 150 years of slavery was decimated in less than 30 years by welfare payments that stopped if the family structure remained intact.

You cannot be spiritually free and financially bound.

My greatest fear in life is standing before the Lord and hearing Him say, ‘I had so much more for you, but you held on too tightly.’

If you'll do now what other people won't, you'll do later what other people can't.

It is amazing to me that we allow so many people with so little proven character to set our national policy on issues that will ultimately be paid for by the rest of us.

When you don't know what the answer is, you know *Who* the answer is.

Satan's number one weapon is pride. God's number one defense is humility.

Always be ready to give a good testimony for the Lord, but remember that the best testimony a Christian can have is a love for others and good work habits.

A wise man seeks much counsel...a fool listens to all of it.

The cheapest car anyone can ever own is always the car they presently own.

Trusting God is the answer. He will never let you down.

Perhaps nothing in our society is more needed for those in positions of authority than accountability.

The measure of true giving is to share with someone who has no platform from which to speak and may never benefit us in any way. After all, isn't that what true love is all about?

I drive a car till it turns to dust, then I sweep up the dust and ride on the dust.

The average Christian pays more in interest than he gives to the Lord's work. In a church of 100 families 37 will give nothing.

The more we listen to God's voice, the easier it is to recognize when He speaks to us.

... there is one primary purpose of a Christian's business: to serve God.

Decide that you're going to love the people around you, even those you don't particularly like - or perhaps especially those you don't like.

The unwillingness to be accountable to a spouse makes most men, and now women, vulnerable to sin in their lives.

...when I prayed to receive Jesus Christ as my Savior, I had made that promise...: 'If You'll make Your will for my clear, I'll do it no matter what!'

In business, organization is an absolute necessity, not an alternative.