Craig Groeschel quotes:

When you accept the fact that your true identity includes being an overcomer, you will never settle for less than a miracle.

God doesn't want us to be happy when it causes us to do something wrong or unwise

When it comes to your marriage, if the grass looks greener somewhere else, it's time to water your own yard!

The fact is, you can't marry the best when you're dating the runner-up. While you're searching for Mr. Right, don't settle for Mr. Right Now.

The pathway to your greatest potential is straight through your greatest fears!

Bitterness is a nonproductive, toxic emotion, usually resulting from resentment over unmet needs.

God is not calling us to go to church; he is calling us to be his church, the hope of the world.

Offer God what you have and trust Him to give you what you need.

The problem is that many bitter people don't know they are bitter. since they are so convinced that they are right, they can't see their own wrong in the mirror. And the longer the root of bitterness grows, the more difficult it is to remove.

If you are not offending some Pharisees, you are not being effective.

It's almost impossible to live the right life when you have the wrong friends.

Our greatest priority as Christian parents is to gradually transfer our children's dependence away from us until it rests solely on God.

Most leaders are trying to figure out the right strategy. The best leaders are obsessed with empowering the right people.

Never let the presence of a storm cause you to doubt the presence of God.

Get out of the boat. Face your fears. Fail. Learn. Adjust. Try again. And watch God do more than you can imagine.

There is no vacation, no experience, no dream home, and no thing outside of God that can bring rest in the essence of who you are. Your soul will be restless until it finds rest in Him.

Be careful not to blame yourself if someone rejects Christ. If you do, you might be tempted to take credit when someone accepts him.

Failure is not an option. Failure is necessary...We try. We fail. We learn. We adjust.

God has blessed me with more than I need. I'm rich. I will not trust in riches but in Him who richly provides. Because I have more, I will give more and do more.

If you are not ready to face opposition then you are not ready to be used by God.

When we look at other people comparatively and competitively, we're not seeing them as our brothers and sisters. We're not loving them more than we love ourselves, and we we're definitely not seeing them as God sees them.

No matter what I feel, I hold the assurance that God never leaves me.

To step toward your destiny, you have to step away from your security.

We might impress people with our strengths, but we connect with people through our weaknesses.

If you want to reach people nobody is reaching, you've got to do things nobody is doing

If you want what NORMAL people have, do what normal people DO. If you want what FEW people have, do what few people DO.

Most of life's battles are won or lost in the mind.

God will often give you more than you can handle so you can learn to depend on Him rather than on yourself.

What you pray for reflects what you believe about God.

Being consumed by what people think of you is the fastest way to forget what God thinks of you.

Your life is too valuable, your calling too great, & your God too awesome to waste your life on what doesn't matter.

To reach people that no one is reaching you have to do things that no one is doing.

If you're not dead...you're not done.

There is no sin too great for God's grace. There is no habit too big for his healing. There is no label too strong for his love.

Life is uncertain. Eternity is not. Unforgiveness cannot be allowed to last another day. Are you holding a grudge? You will never be more like God than when you forgive. Let it go. Kill the root of bitterness. Let the hurt go and set yourself free.

The decisions you make today will determine the stories you tell tomorrow.

When something goes wrong, what's the best course of action? To change your direction. The word repentance means to stop going one direction (your own way) and turn toward the right direction (God's way). Your past may be a part of who you are, but it certainly doesn't have to define your future. Or if you feel stuck and unable to change directions and move toward God, think of this transformation another way. The Bible says that God is the Potter and we are his clay (Jer. 18:2-6).

You see, religion alone can only take a person so far. Religion can make us nice, but only Christ can make us new. Religion focuses on outward behavior. Relationship is an inward transformation. Religion focuses on what I do, while relationship centers on what Jesus did. Religion is about me. Relationship is about Jesus

You want to make a big bold difference in this world? Then pray big, bold prayers.

Lord, use me today, use me for your glory, make me bold, stir me up, give me eyes to see the needs of those I work with, give me a heart sensitive to those who are hurting, give me a prompting of the Spirit to minister to those who are around me.

When happiness becomes our standard for judging truth, things that make us happy give us permission to do some things that otherwise would be considered wrong.

What we value determines what we do.

The key to success in any organization is identifying, developing, and empowering the right people.

All people end up somewhere in life, but few end up there on purpose.

As it goes with leaders, so it goes with the whole organization.

Passion creates motivation, which leads to innovation.

Don't blame yourself for the declines, because one day you will credit yourself for the increases.

You are only as strong as you are honest.

Don't insult God with safe living and small thinking.

We will do anything short of sin to reach people for Christ.

You can't change in your own power. If you feel overwhelmed by something bigger than you, let the one who is bigger than all things be the power you need in your weakness.

You don't have to know what to say or what to do; just listen to the one who sent you.

To those of you who are leading LifeGroups, I want you to know, you are the heroes of our mission.

Reputation shows who people think you are. Character shows who you really are.

The longer we view ourselves through a distorted lens, the more likely we are to believe a distorted truth.

The truth: you have what you need. Watch out for excuses. Whenever you're tempted to whine about what you don't have, remember that God has given you everything you need to do everything He wants you to do.

God had to do something IN me before He could do something THROUGH me.

When focus increases, options decrease.

Belief overflows to behavior. First we need to change what we believe. when we truly change what we believe, we'll gladly change how we behave.

When we love deeply, love makes us do things we wouldn't otherwise do.

When you delegate tasks, you create followers. When you delegate authority, you create leaders.

If you delegate authority, you will build leaders.

Your prayer for someone may or may not change them, but it always changes YOU.

Don't resent, fear, or judge the next generation, believe in them.

Becoming obsessed with what people think is the quickest way to forget about what God thinks.

God can and will break the labels that have held you hostage.

You can't walk on water until you get yourself out the boat.

We don't have eternal life because we're good, we have it because God is good.

If your character is not strengthening, your future is weakening.

Boldness is behavior born out of belief.

If you show me who you are being influenced by I will show you what you are becoming.

The difference between where you are and where God wants you to be is equal to the pain you're willing to endure.

If we want to be better than normal we must move from good intentions to what I call God intentions.

Failure is an event, not a person. You are NOT a failure!

God has given you every thing you need to reach every person you need to reach.

If you don't know the purpose of something, all you can do is misuse it.

Being in the wrong place never helps you do the right thing

The clearer your vision becomes, the easier it is to guard what God calls you to do.

Respect is EARNED but honor is GIVEN.

I'd argue that people today aren't rejecting Christ so much as they're rejecting the church.

Envy is when you resent God's goodness in other people's lives and ignore God's goodness in your own life.

You are not who others say you are. You are who God says you are.

The things closest to the heart of God are often the most offensive to the Pharisees.

Integrity starts from the inside out, not the outside in.

We need to step into certain uncertainty. Without faith it is impossible to please God.

Our thoughts are either focused on what's eternal, life-changing, and true, or lost in the details of our temporary, selfish, false beliefs.

Just as we are what we eat physically, we are also what we consume spiritually.

To reach people no one else is reaching we must do things no one else is doing

True loyalty is proven not proclaimed.

To be great at a few things and experience it, you'll have to say no to many things.

The New Testament is peppered with "one another" reminders. While Scripture says to love another, encourage one another, offer hospitality to one another, be kind to one another, many people are content tolerating one another, if not ignoring one another.

Good can be the enemy of great.

How bad you want something determines what you will do to get it.

Be yourself. Authenticity trumps cool every time.

Those who have it stick with what brings it.

You can have control. You can have growth. But, you can't have both.

Don't build your ministry on what you're against. Build your ministry on what you're for.

Good things are not necessarily God things.

As an organization changes your mindset as a leader also has to change. This becomes the lid to you organization. Whenever my organization starts to settle I believe I have to lift my lid, my capacity I have to think and act in a different way to achieve different results.

God often guides by what He doesn't provide.

Your brain does not understand what you are capable of. There is way more inside of you than you can imagine.

Tragically, many people have this faithless, wishy-washy mindset, which causes them to lose the battle in their minds before they ever fight it in the world.

Honor, publicly, results in influence, privately.

The more I looked, the more I found Christian Atheists everywhere.

Don't worry when you're being persecuted for God, worry when you're not.

I was a full-time pastor and a part-time follower of Christ.

Sometimes God guides by what He withholds, rather than what He provides.

Rather than just reacting to the waves of things that come, ride them with deliberate intention.

What you fear reveals where you trust God the least

The things we worry about the most are the hints we trust God with the least.

When we place our discontented egos on the altar of gratitude, we develop contented altar egos filled with thanksgiving.