Quotes about Inspiration

Leaders should determine to spend a minimum of half an hour a day reading books that feed the soul and stimulate the mind.

When we invite the Spirit to fill us, the Spirit's power grips our lives with this kind of strength and passion.

In the Bible there is that which meets every need of man, which answers every mood, which speaks to every heart.

Belief may be no more, in the end, than a source of energy, like a battery which one clips into an idea to make it run. As happens when one writes: believing whatever has to be believed in order to get the job done.

True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve

Those who have most powerfully and permanently influenced their generation have been "seers" -- people who have seen more and farther than others -- persons of faith, for faith is vision.

the leader must 1) avoid getting swamped in detail; 2) not be petty; 3) not be pompous; 4) know how to select people to fit the task; 5) trust others to do a job without the leader's meddling; 6) be capable of clear decisions; 7) inspire confidence.

Not everyone is courageous by nature. But whether we are bold or reticent, God calls leaders to be of good courage and not to capitulate to fear. Such a call to courage would be rather pointless if nobody feared anything. Because fear is a real part of life, God gives us the Holy Spirit, who fills us with power. But we must let the power do its work, and not fear.

The spiritual leader should outpace the rest of the church, above all, in prayer. And

The Christian leader who seeks an example to follow does well to turn to the life of Jesus Himself.

True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you.

Our Lord never taught against the urge to high achievement, but He did expose and condemn unworthy motivation.