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Craig Groeschel, born on December 2, 1967, is a renowned pastor known for his infectious preaching and innovative church leadership style. He is committed to integrating Christian faith with modern life.

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Famous Craig Groeschel Quotes

“Clearly determine your values, because when your values are clear, your decisions are easier.”

Values Leadership Decisions

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“Bad decisions can pile up to make a wall between you and what God wants you to do.”

God Decisions Bad

Book:Dare to Drop the Pose: Ten Things Christians Think but Are Afraid to Say

Source: Dare to Drop the Pose: Ten Things Christians Think but Are Afraid to Say

“Weirdly enough, the more we give away, the richer we become.”

Enough Give The More We Become Away Richer Weirdly

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“You must long for God more than normal. You must be willing to live to give, not live to gain.”

Long God Willing Normal Live You Give Not More To Be Gain For Must Than

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“We can give away all that He entrusts to us in the same spirit of generosity.”

Spirit Generosity Give The Us To We All Of That In Same Can He Away Entrusts

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“When you believe marriage is your answer, you'll often give something that eventually hurts you both.”

Believe Marriage You Give Something Answer Is That Your When Hurts Often Eventually Both You Ll

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“I'm asking God to give you a Popeye moment. A moment when God blesses you with a divine burden: something that bothers you so deeply, you're moved from complacency to action.”

God Action Divine Asking Moved Burden You Moment Complacency Give To Something A That When With From So Popeye Deeply You Re I M Blesses Botheres

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“We find our lives when we give them away.”

Give Lives Find We When Away Our Them

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Many people may be heartbroken, but not enough to take action.”

People May Enough Action Heartbroken Not To Be Many Take But

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“When something small loudly demands all our attention, its noise often drowns out the whisper of what's enormously important.”

Important Attention Noise The Something Small All Of Out Our Whisper Often Demands What S Loudly Drowns Enormously

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“But the truth is, we find time for what's important to us.”

Important Truth Time Find Us To We Is For What S

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“When I'm focusing on what's important to God, I live differently. I invest my time differently.”

Important God Time Live To I Invest When My Focusing I M Differently What S

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“I can promise you this: If you really, sincerely, genuinely want God back, He hasn't moved. He's still there, just like always, ready to bear-hug you again, just like in the old days.”

Want God Ready Promise Moved Good You Sincerely Old Like The Always Days To I In Just Can He Back There This Again Still If Really Genuinely Bear Hug Hasn T

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“If you wait until you feel ready, you will always be too late.”

Ready Confidence Late Initiative Timing Act Feel Wait

Author:Craig Groeschel

“Once a broken bone heals, it is often strongest at the point of the fracture. In the same way, God can take the shame of past failures and amazingly redirect their outcomes toward your future success.”

God Healing Failure Shame

Book:The Christian Atheist: Believing in God But Living as If He Doesn't Exist

Source: The Christian Atheist: Believing in God But Living as If He Doesn't Exist

“Sunday is God's day, and he was committed to honoring it. Just because he was in Paris to compete in the Olympics didn't justify changing his lifelong commitment.”

Commitment Committed Paris Justify Sunday Olympics Day Lifelong Eric To It Is Changing Just He His Because Was Compete God S Didn T Honoring Liddell

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Just because opportunities present themselves doesn't mean you should accept every one of them. It's not realistic, and it's also not wise.”

Should Mean Wise Opportunities Realistic You One Not Accept And Of Every Them It S Also Doesn T

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“If you catch yourself wondering why you want more of the world and you're not satisfied with God, it's because you have a spiritual problem.”

World Want God Problem Spiritual Satisfied You Yourself The Not More Why A And Of Have With Because If Wondering Catch It S You Re

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“If we don't fear God, it's because we don't know God.”

God Fear Know We Don T Because If It S

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“I'm convinced normal people miss the majority of God's blessings because they're too busy to notice them.”

Majority Blessings Too Busy The To Of Miss Them Because Notice Normal People God S They Re

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Sex joins two people spiritually and emotionally as well as physically. This is its purpose-to bond a couple together. Sex connects and fuses people together.”

People Two Together Purpose Sex Couple To Bond A And Is Well This As Spiritually Physically Emotionally Its Fuses Connects Joins

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Weird makes you truly sexy in a way the world can never know.”

World Way Sexy You Weird Know Never The A In Can Truly Makes

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“You release the pain of the past and press on. It's a new day, and God is doing a new thing. He wants to take you to a new place, to transform you into a new person.”

God Pain Past Release You Day Person New Place The To Wants A Transform Doing And Is Of Take Thing He On Press Into It S

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“If the seed doesn't get planted, it can't become a toxic thornbush. We must guard our minds and our hearts, starting with our eyes.”

Starting Toxic Eyes Hearts The It A We And Seed Become Minds With Get Our Must If Guard Can T Planted Doesn T Thornbush

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“God promises you a way out. Find that way out, and take it.”

Way God You Promises Find It A And That Take Out

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“If you had a friend you refused to talk to, eventually you couldn't keep calling that person a friend anymore.”

God Calling You Friend Person Talk To A That Keep If Eventually Had Refused Anymore Couldn T

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“I realized that day that blessings come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes.”

Shapes Variety Day Blessings Colors I A Of That In Come Realized And Sizes

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“On the other hand, when you do something for someone else, there's often a greater, deeper satisfaction.”

Greater Satisfaction Deeper You The Do Something A Hand Someone For Other When Often Else There S

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“So if it seems like you're doing something different from what everyone else is doing, and if sometimes that feels hard, this is a good thing, not a bad thing.”

Feels Different Sometimes Hard Good Bad Not Something A Doing Is What Thing Everyone This From Else You Re

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have.”

Time Greater Awareness The More A We Answer Of Have But Isn T

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Extreme measures bring extreme results. If you want a normal life, do what normal people do. If you want to know God intimately, walk with Him daily, and please Him in every way, you're going to have to do what few do. Absolutely nothing.”

People Way Want Life God Results Please Normal You Nothing Know Walk Do To A And What Daily In Have Him With Every Going Few Measure If Extreme Bring Absolutely You Re Intimately

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“If you pour everything you have into this life, this world, which is temporary and fading, you're jeopardizing your relationship with God, the only thing that's eternal.”

World Life God Relationship Eternal Temporary You Everything The Fading And Is Thing Have Your With Only This If Which Into Pour That S You Re Jeopardizing

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“If you allow your enemy to steal your faith, he can destroy your life and ultimately kill your relationship with God.”

Life God Faith Enemy Relationship Devil Satan You Kill Destroy And Your Can He With Steal If Allow Ultimately The To

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“He puts us here to make an eternal difference. He puts us here to show everyone around us how much He loves them. He puts us here to be His hands and feet, His body and His heart.”

Heart God Body Hands Feet Eternal Difference Us To Make Be And Show Everyone He How Around Them Much Here Loves An Puts

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Let God create in you His masterpiece. He will make you truly different and joyfully weird.”

Different God You Will Masterpiece Create Weird Make And In He His Truly Let Joyfully

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“God decided that this time in history was perfect for you to glorify Him and make an eternal difference. So God gave you unique gifts, talents, passions, and experiences to propel you into your life purpose.”

Life God Purpose Time Perfect History Eternal Unique Decided You Gifts Talents Difference Glorify To Make And That Passions In For Your Him This Was An Gave And Experiences

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be.”

God You Help Person The To Wants Be And For He Created He S

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“I'm asking God to bless you with something that unsettles you, disturbs you, and upsets you.”

God Asking Bless You To Something And That With I M Disturbs Unsettles Upsets

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Instead of having just good intentions that are me-centered,you can have God intentions that are God-centered. And when God puts something into you, you can be certain it will come to pass.”

God Certain Good You Will To It Something Be And Intentions Can When Come Pass Into God Centered Puts Me Centered

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“He knows every hair on your head, and he sees every tear you shed.”

Knows God Hair You Shed Head And Your Every On Tear Sees

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“She said, "Right now, while we have this time, I'm not going to do any of that other stuff. I'm going to seize this moment and simply enjoy being with Jesus while I can." Mary made a deliberate choice. She wasn't being lazy and using company as an excuse to get out of helping her sister with chores. She was choosing to focus on what mattered the most.”

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Wise people put as much distance between themselves and sexual temptation as possible. They not only get away but also plan their escape route.”

People Wise Distance Temptation Escape Possible Plan Not And Sexual But Away Only Get Much They Their As Put Between Route Themselves Also

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Training is an active, dynamic process lived out daily in all areas of life- not a rote exercise in memorizing verses and going to church every week.”

Life Process Church Week Exercise Training Areas Active Verses Not To And Is All Of Daily In Out Every Going Memorizing An Lived Dynamic A Rote

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“But don't ever forget: adultery is also biblical grounds for forgiveness, healing, and restoration.”

Forget Healing Forgiveness Biblical Adultery Restoration And Is For But Don T Ever Also Grounds

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Remember, to get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done. But to get what you once had, you must do what you once did.”

Done Remember You Never Do To What But Get Must Once Did Had You Ve

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“There's nothing cool about turning against God. There's nothing fun or cute or right about compromising who God wanted you to be.”

God Wanted Fun Cute You Right Nothing To Be Cool About Who Against Or Turning Compromising There S

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“Paul's one thing was committing to forget about the past, to forge ahead into the future.”

Past Forget Future The One To About Thing Paul Was Ahead Into Forge Committing

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“It's critical to God that we think about how we live, how we spend the present time with which we're gifted each day.”

God Time Critical Live Present Think Gifted Day The We About How Spend Each

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“In God's economy, you may even harvest a crop in places where you didn't plant seed. When you're generous, you will be blessed, whether it comes to you materially, spiritually, emotionally, relationally, or some other way. God obviously cares much more about what happens in our hearts than what happens in our bank accounts, more about our attitudes than our credit scores. Giving generously changes you. It frees you up, undermines the power that money and possessions can have over you, and it makes you more like Him.”

Giving God Happens Economy Generous You Changes Hearts Like More It What Up About In Him Our Much Makes God S Cares Obviously Generously Frees

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“We are far from perfect but willing to be different.”

Different Perfect Willing To We Be Far But Are From

Book:Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

Source: Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

About the Author

Born: December 2, 1967
Known for: Pastor
Quotes: 278

Books & Sources

Weird: Because Normal Isn't WorkingRelated source material

The Christian Atheist: Believing in God But Living as If He Doesn't ExistRelated source material

It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep ItRelated source material

Soul Detox: Clean Living in a Contaminated WorldRelated source material

Dare to Drop the Pose: Ten Things Christians Think but Are Afraid to SayRelated source material

Altar Ego: Becoming Who God Says You AreRelated source material

Daily Power: 365 Days of Fuel for Your SoulRelated source material

Altar Ego Study Guide: Becoming Who God Says You AreRelated source material

Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter MostRelated source material

Love, Sex, and Happily Ever AfterRelated source material

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