Craig Groeschel > Quotes

“My friends don't think they're rich, because they know someone who's richer.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“While some consider God's standards as too confining, a true believer sees them as loving and freeing.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“When you cry out to God for forgiveness, he doesn’t remember your sins. They are gone. Forgiven. Washed away. And forgotten. In the same way that the coal removed Isaiah’s guilt and sin, the blood of Jesus takes away ours.”
― Craig Groeschel, Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe

“Will you have the courage to obey the voice of God?”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“If you honestly want to change, surround yourself with people who will help, people who believe you can do it.”
― Craig Groeschel, The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn't Exist

“It simply means that within every man, God has planted a divine desire to fight for righteousness.”
― Craig Groeschel, Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter Most

“Lord, reveal what holds my mind hostage. Show me what I fear the most. Go ahead, help me face what terrifies me.”
― Craig Groeschel, Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe

“She asked God to use this experience to help my heart break forever for those who don't know Christ.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Rather, we are who God says we are: his children. We are forgivable. We are changeable. We are capable. We are moldable. And we are bound by the limitless love of God.”
― Craig Groeschel, The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn't Exist

“When I ask God to change my actions, that honesty about my own inconsistent behaviors forces me not to be so hard on other believers. Humble acknowledgment of the plank in my own eye gives me more patience with the specks in everyone else's (see Matthew 7:1-5). Instead of pointing the finger at others, let's allow God to examine us.”
― Craig Groeschel, Dare to Drop the Pose: Ten Things Christians Think but Are Afraid to Say

“And because God has entrusted you with such riches, you can use these resources to make a profound difference in countless lives.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“How do you think your life might change if you prayed daily a daring, faith-filled prayer of whole-life devotion to the one who gave it all for you?”
― Craig Groeschel, Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe

“Most of all, we remain focused on our Rock that never moves.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Como un cristiano ateo que lucha, tengo mis preguntas y dudas sobre Dios, pero estoy agradecido de que como el hombre ciego que fue sanado, no me hace falta entenderlo todo para creer.”
― Craig Groeschel, El cristiano ateo

“She said, "Right now, while we have this time, I'm not going to do any of that other stuff. I'm going to seize this moment and simply enjoy being with Jesus while I can." Mary made a deliberate choice. She wasn't being lazy and using company as an excuse to get out of helping her sister with chores. She was choosing to focus on what mattered the most.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“A man with nothing to fight for quickly becomes a frustrated man, often without a clue as to why.”
― Craig Groeschel, Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter Most

“So if both the Bible and modern science teach us that our lives are moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts, then we need to ask ourselves, “Do I like the direction my thoughts are taking me?”
― Craig Groeschel, Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

“You release the pain of the past and press on. It's a new day, and God is doing a new thing. He wants to take you to a new place, to transform you into a new person.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Being involved and being committed are miles apart. In our world today, most people are relationally involved, but few are truly committed.”
― Craig Groeschel, Love, Sex, and Happily Ever After: Preparing for a Marriage That Goes the Distance

“We don't even know how to rest anymore.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“One more time, because this point is crucial: a lie believed as truth will affect your life as if it were true.”
― Craig Groeschel, Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

“May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and the exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace. May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, and starvation, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain into joy. And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.”
― Craig Groeschel, It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It

“When dealing with overly critical people, try to see past the arrows to the struggles that launched them.”
― Craig Groeschel, Dare to Drop the Pose: Ten Things Christians Think but Are Afraid to Say

“but the Bible teaches us that our heart deceives us and is desperately wicked. At its core, our heart is all about self—not Christ. It’s about what’s temporary—not eternal. It’s about what’s easy—not what’s right. It’s obsessed with what we want—not what God wants.”
― Craig Groeschel, Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe

“the only combination that works for marriage is to make God the One and your spouse the two. When”
― Craig Groeschel, From This Day Forward: Five Commitments to Fail-Proof Your Marriage

“He desperately wants you to know Him. So many people believe in God, but they don't really know Him. And because they don't really know Him, they are lukewarm. The truth is, if you truly knew Him, you couldn't be lukewarm or halfhearted. If you remain lukewarm, maybe it's because you don't know who God really is.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Wise people put as much distance between themselves and sexual temptation as possible. They not only get away but also plan their escape route.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“When something small loudly demands all our attention, its noise often drowns out the whisper of what's enormously important.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“When you reach out to God humbly, you'll find that He's already reaching out to you.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“I'm convinced normal people miss the majority of God's blessings because they're too busy to notice them.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working