Quotes about Intentionality

Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?

Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.

All that a Christian does, even in eating and sleeping, is prayer, when it is done in simplicity, according to the order of God, without either adding to or diminishing from it by his own choice.

Sometimes we don't throw ourselves into it because we believe the small things are beneath us. What we don't understand is that what appear to be the small things are actually the big things. They're where it starts, and throwing yourself into them inevitably creates new opportunities for you.

We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.

Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.

In what ways does my current pace of life and leadership enhance or diminish my ability to allow God's will and presence full scope in my life?

Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.

Sabbath is the visible acknowledgment that life is not defined by commoditization.

The most important aspects of our lives cannot be rushed. We cannot love, think, eat, laugh, or pray in a hurry...When we are in a hurry--which comes from overextension--we find ourselves unable to live with awareness and kindness.

Wanting to win isn't enough. You have to go through a process to improve. That takes patience, perseverance, and intentionality.

Wherever you are, be all there! Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.