Bill Hybels Quotes

Unconfessed sin cuts off our communication with the Father.

By forcing us to look closely at our requests, prayer purifies us.

When we make a habit of prayer, we stay constantly tuned to God's presence and open to receive his blessings.

Sin is plenty strong enough to create an ever-widening gap in one's relationship with God. The wider the gap, the less likely we are to pray. And the less we pray, the wider the gap becomes.

We can have no deep, ongoing fellowship with God unless we obey him - totally.

Most of us are far too busy for our own spiritual good.

A lot of spiritual gains come through pain, hurt, struggle, confusion and disappointment.

Authentic Christians are persons who stand apart from others. Their character seems deeper, their ideas fresher, their spirit softer, their courage greater, their leadership stronger, their concerns wider, their compassion more genuine and their convictions more concrete.

Playing around is one thing; following an established regimen is quite another. It's true with exercise equipment and it is true with prayer.

How do you pray a prayer so filled with faith that it can move a mountain? By shifting your focus from the size of your mountain to the sufficiency of the Mountain Mover and then stepping forward in obedience.

Our prayers can be more than empty wishes, vain hopes or feeble aspirations – but only when they are prayed from faith-filled hearts.

Prayer busters (causes of unanswered prayer) are prayerlessness, unconfessed sin, unresolved relational conflict, selfishness, uncaring attitudes, and inadequate faith.

The idea that God doesn't care about his children is rooted in a lie, plain and simple.

God isn't interested in stock phrases. Talk to him. Talk to the Father sincerely.

The most common cause of unanswered prayer is prayerlessness.