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The heart and soul of the Christian life is learning to hear God's voice and then developing the courage to do what he asks us to do.

Bill Hybels

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Bill Hybels
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: December 12
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Learning
Hear
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Christian
Voice
Soul
Heart
Developing
Life
Courage

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The Christian life is one of faith, where we find ourselves routinely overdriving our headlights but knowing it's okay because God is in control and has a purpose behind it.
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You can never underestimate the amount of energy and frequency you must give to vision casting. You can never underestimate it.
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Our minds, like the needle in that compass, can focus on a variety of subjects throughout the day. But in the end, when they're left alone to settle, they'll focus on the objects of our greatest affection.
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Effective leaders do not fear passion. They welcome it. But from time to time passionate discussions digress into personal attacks, and real people get really hurt. In my view, leaders must head that off before it happens.
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It's not the things I don't understand about the Bible that bother me it's the things I understand with perfect clarity and don't comply with that keep me up at night.
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If there is ever a time crying out for courageous leadership, its now.
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This is the only leadership life I get, my one and only shot at following God the way I feel him prompting me to do so. This isn't some pre-game warm-up. It's the game, and the clock is ticking!
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