This is the best book I’ve ever read on leadership. For those in ministry or interested in developing as a leader, it is an absolute must read.

There is something about the way Bill Hybels leads, speaks, writes, and lives that inspires me to do more, be more, and go after God more. He’s a leaders leader.

My big takeaway: If God has given you a kingdom vision, if you see it clearly and feel it deeply, you had better take responsibility for it. You had better give your life to it. That’s why God made you a leader.

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When you see someone that has something you want or does something that you want to do, do you become envious or do you get inspired?

Growing up, I had friends that wore “cool” brand clothing . . . I would be envious and wish I could dress like them.

Growing up, I had friends that grew up in mansions . . . I would be envious and wish I could live in a mansion.

Growing up, I had friends that all had girlfriends . . . I would be envious and wish I had a girlfriend.

Growing up, I had friends that traveled all the time to really cool places . . . I would get envious and wish I had those opportunities.

When I first started in ministry, I saw people that had huge ministries . . . I would get envious and wish I was a part of something like that.

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Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]  – Ephesians 3:20

I was having breakfast with a mentor last month, we were talking about my future. He said, “I don’t know what God has called you to do, but whatever it is, it’s bigger than you think.”

That encouraged me. In fact, it rekindled my fire. In life, we can get so fixated on figuring out where we are going and what we’re supposed to be doing that we forget that God has an amazing plan for our lives! We forget that our job is to simply put God first, and He’ll take care of the rest!

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