Aiden Wilson Tozer Quotes

One wonders how far spiritual and political leaders can genuinely lead us without some degree of mystical seeing and action.

The most important thing as a leader is your relationship with God.

I think at times where I fail as a leader is probably when I haven't allowed the Holy Spirit to lead and when I do allow the Holy Spirit to handle it - I think that's when I'm most successful as a leader.

Every morning when I get up, I ask God what he wants me to do, ask him to lead me to the right people to help them.

Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding.

God has ordered poets to be the fiery pillars and so to lead the wandering people into Canaan’s promised land.

I get up every morning and say, 'Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength, Lord, so when I speak, my words might motivate, might inspire somebody, Lord, when they see me, let them see you. When they hear me, Lord, let them hear you. In your holy name I pray.'

I prayed about it, and I do believe that the Lord, at least in my life, likes to use one-year contracts and not long-term contracts.

My religious training told me that in times of personal uncertainty one should seek God's direction through personal prayer and study of the Christian scriptures.

The Holy Spirit knows what a particular age's most pressing need is far better than men with their programs.

I believe that in this way the teacher always is the prophet of the true God and the usherer in of the true kingdom of God.

A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of [circumstances]... The man who is ambitious to lead is disqualified as a leader. The true leader will have no desire to lord it over God's heritage, but will be humble, gentle, self-sacrificing and altogether ready to follow when the Spirit chooses another to lead.

If you're a leader, it's important to set aside time to quiet yourself and listen for God's direction.

Be sure that those in whom you trust are led by God each day

When a leader in the Church inspires council members with vision, he helps them focus on their real mission so that they are ministering to people rather than merely administering programs.

In all things that you find in the Holy Scriptures, seek out the purpose of the words, that you may enter into the depth of the thoughts of the saints and understand them with greater exactness. Do not approach the reading of the Divine Scriptures without prayer and asking the help of God. Consider prayer to be the key to the true understanding of that which is said in the Holy Scriptures.

Faith is choosing and believing God's dream for your life. Nothing starts happening in your life until you start dreaming. God gave you the ability to dream, to create, to imagine.

Ideally, when Christians meet, as Christians do, to take counsel together, their purpose is not ( or should not be) to ascertain what is the mind of the majority but what is the mind of the Holy Spirit - something which may be quite different.

The vision that God gives is not some unattainable castle in the sky, but a vision of what God wants you to be down here.

Daily prayers can help us keep on the path that leads to eternal life. We are very unlikely to stray if we offer a humble, simple prayer at least each morning and evening to express thanks and to seek divine guidance.

What a nation needs more than anything else is not a Christian ruler in the palace but a Christian prophet within earshot.

Through humble prayer, diligent preparation, and faithful service, we can succeed in our sacred callings.

You need more than your own wisdom in rearing [your children]. You need the help of the Lord. Pray for that help and follow the inspiration which you receive.

Spiritual leadership is knowing where God wants people to be and taking the initiative to get them there by God's means in reliance on God's power.

In every growing church you will find leadership that is not afraid to believe God.