Andy Stanley Quotes

What you fear most will determine whether you merely save for the future or give for the future.

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.

[God] wants you to go home, look at your bucket of seed, and determine in your heart how much you'd like to sow. He wants you to consider thoughtfully your current circumstances, your life, your potential, and your finances. He wants you to involve your family. He wants you to pray about it. And then He wants you to come up with a plan.

Loyalty publicly results in leverage privately.

We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures.

None of us plan--or intend--to get into trouble. The problem is, we don't plan not to.

But in the areas that matter most, a burst of energy and activity cannot reverse the consequences that accompany a season of neglect.

Theology isn't what drove them to their...theology." author writes on dealing with the embittering experience of those who protect a wounded place with abstract arguments.