Latest Craig Groeschel Quotes from Interviews

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• Because my life was changed by God's Word, I love every organization that helps people know him through his Word.

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  Organization, People, Helping

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• Twenty-nine years ago, I came to faith in Christ after a gentleman from the Gideon's International gave me a free copy of the New Testament Bible. I started in Matthew and read all the way to Ephesians 2 when it finally clicked for me. After reading about salvation by grace through faith, I cried out to Jesus for his forgiveness and surrendered my whole life to Him. At that moment, I became a new person.

  Craig Groeschel

  Jesus, Reading, Years

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• Obedience is our responsibility. The outcome is God's responsibility. As we learn to trust him with our future, trust him with those we love, trust him as our provider, and trust his sovereign plan, that gives us the foundation to step out in faith. We can trust that he'll always be faithful.

  Craig Groeschel

  Responsibility, Giving, Faithful

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• Scripture teaches us that we should trust God and not lean on our own wisdom or understanding. To do this, we have to strive to know God intimately, walking by faith and not by sight. This may not be easy at first, but it starts with simple obedience.

  Craig Groeschel

  Simple, Sight, Understanding

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• It's not easy to trust in a God you can't see. That's why so many want God to prove himself so we can trust him. In reality, God wants us to trust him so he can prove himself.

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  Reality, Want, Easy

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• Unfortunately, the Bible won't tell you directly, "Thou shalt take the new job in marketing..." or "Thou shalt go directly from undergraduate school to honor me in graduate school." While the Bible doesn't speak to some of our specific decisions, it does speak to every decision about who God wants us to become.

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  Jobs, School, Decision

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• God's will is clear about many things. We're to be holy. I like the metaphor that his Word is a lamp to our feet. A lamp may help guide my next one or two steps, but it's not a crystal ball into the future.

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  Feet, Two, Next

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• All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

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  Teaching, Servant Of God, Training

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• God's Word instructs us, teaches us, guides us, encourages us, convicts us, and helps conform us to the image of Christ.

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  Helping, Christ, Guides

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• The Bible is the best and most important tool in discerning direction from God.

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  Important, Tools, Discerning

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• In each big decision, we'll always make them by faith.

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  Decision, Big Decisions, Bigs

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• As we're growing closer to God, I ask people to decide when God wants them to stay planted exactly where they are.

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  People, Growing, Want

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

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  Destiny, May, Steps

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• Most of us could stop doing something that's hindering our passion for Jesus and effectiveness in following him.

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  Jesus, Passion, Effectiveness

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• Because God loves us, he gives us the freedom to make choices. That's good news if we choose wisely. But it also gives us the capacity to sin.

  Craig Groeschel

  Giving, Choices, News

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• With prayer, you may be able to start one discipline or habit that will overflow into many more positive, God-honoring traits.

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  Prayer, Discipline, May

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• God could have programmed us as robots to do whatever he tells us, but then we'd never have the freedom to love and worship him.

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  Robots, Worship

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• Personally, I hate flossing. So this is the first discipline I quit when I am stressed. But if I stop this one important habit, then I might be tempted to cheat on my eating plan, stay up too late, or skip my Bible reading. If I stay faithful in doing something that I don't enjoy, I tend to believe that I'm disciplined. Therefore, I eat better, go to bed on time, and stay in God's Word.

  Craig Groeschel

  Hate, Reading, Believe

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• A keystone habit leads to other positive habits and disciplines. These positive traits start a chain reaction that produces other positive outcomes. The presence of these important habits help you become more faithful in other areas of your life. On the other hand, the absence of these key disciplines can impact you negatively.

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  Hands, Impact, Keys

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• When we generally make healthy choices about food (or wise choices about life), we tend to move in the right direction, living as we believe God wants us to live. If we make an intentional exception for a special treat or for a diversion, that might not be a big deal. But if we step off the best path, we're tempted to detour into more unwise choices. In that case, your decision does matter.

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  Wise, Moving, Believe

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• Without being legalistic, we should be careful and wise in all decisions we make.

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  Wise, Decisions We Make, Should

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• Some decisions are obviously much more inconsequential than others. For example, let's say you choose the blue shirt over the red one; not much is likely to change. Red meat over white meat once a week won't likely make a huge difference in your health. But if you believe that grilled chicken is healthier than a cheeseburger, your lunch choice might cause you to pause; especially if you know that the cheeseburger also comes with fries and a large chocolate shake.

  Craig Groeschel

  Believe, Lunch, White

  Source: www.biblegateway.com