Quotes About Influence

You may be the only Bible some people ever read. So the question is: Are you a good translation?

Jesus didn't die on the cross just to keep you safe. He died to make you dangerous--a threat to the enemy. He died so that you could make a difference for all eternity.

You can't make a difference without making waves, and some people in the boat won't like it. So be it. Rock the boat anyway.

Never underestimate the ripple effect of one act of obedience. It will never be all for nothing.

You can't play the man if you don't pray the price. That's how God turns the heart. You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent. And prayer is what turns ordinary parents into prophets who shape the destiny of their children.

Who you become is determined by how you pray. Ultimately, the transcript of your prayers becomes the script of your life.

Your prayers for your children are the greatest legacy you can leave.

your life is your sermon...Are you a good translation?

If you don't have a dream, get around people who do. You might just catch what they have.

One of my pastor friends, and a local hero, is Mike Minter. Mike is the founding pastor of Reston Bible Church, where he has served for nearly four decades.

You don't need wealth or position or power to make a difference. You just need to do the best you can with what you have where you are. And if you are faithful in Babylon, God will bless you in Jerusalem.

Obedience starts with a pierced ear. It's tuning into God's frequency and turning up the volume. It's obeying His whispers, even if a thousand people are screaming something different. 'Tell me to what you pay attention,' said the Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset, 'and I will tell you who are you.' You will eventually be shaped in the image of the loudest voice in your life. Genuine listening is ultimately an act of submission.

Not many people sell their souls to the devil, but many of us sell our souls to the culture. Instead of defining success for ourselves, we let the culture define it for us. Instead of daring to be different, we conform to the pattern of this world. Why? We let our culture have the loudest voice.

The tongue has the power of life and death.13 It's not some abracadabra incantation, but sometimes you have to say it like you believe it. Jesus literally spoke to the wind and the waves, right?

uno solo es tan bueno como la gente con la que se rodea.

When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was comforted by a piece of poetry given to her by a friend: They are not dead who live in lives they leave behind: In those whom they have blessed they live a life again.2

Prayer turns ordinary parents into prophets who shape the destinies of their children, grandchildren, and every generation that follows.

An untamed tongue is far more dangerous than an untrained sword.

the best brass bands and popular American and British singers the Philippines could imitate.

It's what you do right now that makes a difference.

Sometimes the fate of an entire nation can hinge on the integrity of one man.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

A man is only a leader when a follower stands beside him.

Most of us spend more time with advertisements than with Scripture.