Quotes from Myles Munroe

I think that the greatest gift God ever gave man is not the gift of sight but the gift of vision. Sight is a function of the eyes, but vision is a function of the heart.

Success is the potential destiny of all created things

If you cling to an experience that cannot accommodate change, this can cause you to become a victim of that change. He who worships the past will remain there.

The poorest person on earth is the person without faith.

Your success is not determined by what you have, but by what you do with what you have.

The greatest discovery in life is self-discovery. Until you find yourself you will always be someone else. Become yourself.

Your future is not ahead of you, it's trapped within you

A wedding is an event. Marriage is a life time. Invest more in your marriage than your wedding and success is inevitable.

Communication is the ability to ensure that people understand not only what you say but also what you mean. It is also the ability to listen to and understand others. Developing both of these aspects of communication takes a lot of time, patience, and hard work.

When trying to communicate with each other, a husband and wife should be careful to make sure their voices and faces agree with their words.

Submission is the willingness to give up our right to ourselves, to freely surrender our insistence on having our own way all the time.

God never demands anything that He does not provide for. Whatever God commands us to do, He equips us to do.

All married couples should examine themselves periodically and ask, "What have we done with the resources God has given us? How are we handling His blessings? Are we spending our money wisely? Have we progressed over the past year? Are we moving in the direction God wants us to go? Are we obeying His will? Is He pleased with our management? What does He want us to do next?" These are important questions for growing in stewardship.

It is not enough just to know who we love; we need to know what we love. We need to know why we love the person we love. This is critically important for building a happy and successful marriage.

Within the overall context of loving his wife, a husband's first and primary role is to be the spiritual head and covering and teacher in the home. Through his words, lifestyle, and personal behavior the husband should teach the Word, the will, and the ways of the Lord to his wife and children.

The past is the past. Who or what we used to be doesn't matter anymore. What matters is who and what we are now and who and what we can become in the future.

If we hope to become effective and successful in life, ministry, and especially marriage, we have to learn to be good managers. Stewardship means being accountable to God for every resource under our care. Effective managers do more than simply keep things running; they add value to everything they have responsibility over. Under a good manager, resources will appreciate in value.

Humility is simply believing and accepting what God says about us, and God says that we are anything but worthless.

We will never obtain God's kind of marriage simply by going along with the crowd, doing what everybody else does. We have to dig deep into the heart of God to discover His principles.

The husband provides direction; the wife, maintenance.

Life outside your ideal environment will destroy your potential because a wrong environment always means death.

No matter what type of leader you are or how widespread your influence, you face personal temptations, challenges, and stresses. And only a foundation of character will sustain you and your leadership.

We should always keep our behavior or performance separate from our sense of self-worth.

Few people who marry plan for their marriages to fail, but neither do they specifically plan for success.