The Principle of Path: Andy Stanley

"Direction, not intention, determines our destination."

"What feels like Sacrifice now will feel like an investment later."

"You never accomplish the will of God by breaking the law of God."

"Attention determines direction."

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"One get's to the place one wants to be the same way one got to the place one didn't want to be- by putting one foot in front of the other and moving in a specific direction."

"If your goal is to drop two dress sizes, you don't eat lunch at a donut shop."

-Don't play the "God" card.-

"You know life is connected. You just don't live as if it is."

"We see trouble coming, and we keep right on going."

"God's will for your life will always line up with his law, his principles, and his wisdom."

"I am constantly amazed at how resistant folks are to take their cues from people who are where they want to be. But I'm even more amazed at how quick the average person is to borrow a page or two from the map of someone who's never been where he wants to be... These are folks who have a good idea where they want to be but are content to follow a map used by folks who've never been there"

"One of the best things you can do is reject the notion that because everyone expects you to have all the answers, you must therefore pretend that you do."

"There is something more important than being right and that is making the right decision."

"It's next to impossible to hear the voice of wisdom if we are not really listening to begin with. The best counsel in the world is wasted counsel if our minds are already made up."

"Every decision we make that hurts us also hurts the people who love us most."

"Now one get's to the place where he no longer needs wise counsel."

"You will never reach your full potential without tapping into the wisdom of others."

"What get's our attention determines our direction and, ultimately, our destination."

"Parent's don't respond the where their children are- they respond the where they see their kids headed."

"Certain destinations can't be reached."

"When it dawns on you that your dreams can't come true, the best response is to lean hard on your heavenly Father- even when it appears that he is responsible for your disappointment."

"Yet not my will, but yours be done."