Quotes from Myles Munroe

It is more comfortable to think about all we might do instead of working to achieve what we can do.

Define their worth based on God's purpose, rather than society's roles. Learn God's vision for their lives. Continue to live in the truth of who they were created to be.

God laid men as the foundation of the family, and we need to be careful not to allow any cracks in our character. If you see a crack developing, fix it immediately! Do not let it get any bigger, or the whole structure may collapse. You may think that character lapses affect only you, but they also affect those entrusted to your protection, teaching, and care. Evaluate the current state of your character and take steps to correct what you see. In doing so, you will strengthen your entire family.

you are integrated, then what you say, what you believe, what you do, and how you respond are the same. If you tell God you believe Him, but then act in the opposite way when you are on your job, taking care of your children, or with your friends, then you are not integrated, pure, holy. You are double-minded. "That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord" (James 1:7).

Proverbs 19:21 is a foundational Scripture in regard to understanding God's purpose: "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.

Each of us was conceived by destiny, produced by purpose and packaged with potential to live a meaningful, fulfilling life. Deep within you lies a seed of greatness waiting to be germinated... be provoked to unbridle the silent wealth of power that is screaming for exposure.

Prayer is both a right and a privilege of redeemed man, who is now in a position to enter fully into a relationship of love with God and to agree that "His kingdom come, His will be done on earth as it is in heaven." (See Matthew 6:10.)

All of mankind's problems are a result of one major dilemma. What's this dilemma? Possession without comprehension; assignment without instruction; resources without knowledge; having everything but not knowing why. Essentially, the dilemma is that we lack understanding. Without understanding, life is an experiment, and frustration is the reward.

decided years ago, as a teenager, that nobody has the liberty to control my rights because my rights are God-given and inherent. Some people are amazed at my outlook. A black preacher came up to me one time and said, "Man, you're a different kind of black man." I said, "No, I am in control of whose opinions are important." There is a significant difference between demanding one's rights from someone and displaying the rights one already possesses.

Twentieth-century man needs to be reminded at times that work is not the result of the Fall. Man was made to work, because the God who made him was a "working God." Man was made to be creative, with his mind and his hands. Work is part of the dignity of his existence. —Sinclair Ferguson

Work is God's gift to help you discover your potential.

The greatest threat to kingdom privileges and benefits is an independent spirit.

You must never allow your human weakness to disqualify you for what God has planned for you. Your failures do not prove that you are wicked; they simply prove that you are human. Though you are filled with God, it's important to remember that you're a human being who is filled with God. —Don Nori, The Prayer God Loves to Answer

you cannot expose the gifts, talents, and natural abilities that God put into you if you do not become reconnected with Him.

The ultimate goal of all personal and national authority is freedom

Deliverance is not the same as freedom. Deliverance is release from the oppressor, but freedom is deliverance from oppression.

There is truly no greater burden than freedom, no heavier load than liberty.

We could sum up thre entire message of this book in the following way; leaders stand for something - vision. Leaders stand on something - values.

Remember that no matter how great a leader you become, you could lose everything that you've gained due to a lack of character.

Males and females are in a state of gender upheaval and confusion.

The ninth verse is part of His discourse on prayer: "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Prayer is therefore not an option for mankind but a necessity. If we don't pray, heaven cannot interfere in earth's affairs. It is imperative that we take responsibility for the earth and determine what happens here by our prayer lives.

Once more, we must realize that when men are ignorant of their true identity, it affects not only their own callings and fulfillment, but also that of their families and of society as a whole. This is because God has given males a unique leadership influence. As the man goes, so goes the family, society, and the world.

Holiness isn't some mystical, nebulous, weird, smoky, cloudy presence. It's very practical and real. Holiness means "one"—not the number one, but one in the sense of "complete." Holiness denotes the concept of being integrated. Integrated comes from the same word as integrity. God has integrity because what He says, what He does, and who He is are the same. That's exactly what holiness