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Success is an intoxicant, and intoxicated people seldom have a firm grasp on reality.

Andy Stanley

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Andy Stanley
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 16
Pastor
Atlanta
Georgia
Success
Reality
People
Intoxicated
Grasp
Seldom
Firm

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Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible - that is just cheating. It's cheating because that would be easy, first of all. That isn't how you grow people. No one in the Scripture modeled that.
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You can't resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.
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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.
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We're so absorbed in the effort to get rich, we no longer recognize when we are rich.
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People without clear vision are easily distracted, have a tendency to drift from one idea to another and often make foolish decisions that rob them of their dreams.
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Generosity won't happen unless you make it a priority. The best way to make giving a priority is to make it the very first check you write every month. Before the mortgage. Before groceries or clothing. Before saving. Whatever the amount, do it first.
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People are far more interested in what works than what's true.
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Complexity is the enemy of clarity
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The insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as critiscism.
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If you are a local church or non-profit, you live and die with volunteers.
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