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“The starting point for building great relationships is making wise decisions about who we allow close to us. We need people who will build us up and take us forward, and good friends will do just that.”
― Brian Houston, How To Maximise Your Life

“Don't be fooled into thinking that you have the capacity to achieve your best on your own. A training partner in the gym is a great asset because when you think you have reached your limit, there is someone who can push you to go further.”
― Brian Houston, How To Maximise Your Life

“Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.”
― Brian Houston, How To Maximise Your Life

“He knew exactly what he had in mind for your future when he formed you.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“A blessed life is one that understands that when God saves you, He has others in mind. I believe every Christian needs to know that they are not only saved, but are also called to live a life of purpose.”
― Brian Houston, How To Maximise Your Life

“The purpose of God's blessing is to enable you to be a great channel of blessing to others. If you have nothing, there is nothing you can do for anyone else; if you have a little, you can only help a little; but if you have plenty, there is a whole lot you can do. When you are blessed, you have a mighty foundation from which to impact others. You are blessed to be a blessing.”
― Brian Houston, How To Maximise Your Life

“Life is a journey, a winding path filled with many unknowns. It's only possible to navigate because of God's power and grace.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“How would you live differently today if you believed deep down that God had crowned your year with his goodness? What would you dare to accomplish for his kingdom if you believed the path he has set you on drips with abundance? He has… and he will. The God we serve has purpose and plans for your life that are good. His thoughts about you are good; his will for you is good. All things are made new in his presence… your glorious future was planned before the foundations of the earth.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“The moment we think we can is when we take our eyes off Jesus—and that’s when we begin to sink!”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“The Bible tells us, “Do not despise the day of small beginnings” (see Zech. 4:10). I believe that whatever it is God has entrusted into your hand—your family, your career, your ministry—don’t count it as insignificant and don’t approach it with a lack of vision.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“Through the power of his grace, God can turn around the most devastating sin or failure in our lives.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“The spirit of those around you will stick to you like glue. Be careful of wrong associations and what you allow to cling to you. Not everyone who appears friendly is a friend.”
― Brian Houston, How To Maximise Your Life

“If you want to live a big, spacious, abundant life like Jesus, especially when life gets difficult, then make the daily decision to believe God at his Word. Believe”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“grace—knowing, walking, and living in the undeserved favor of a kind and merciful God.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“All of my life, in every season, You are still God. I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship. “Desert Song,” Hillsong”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“The truth is, the plans God has for you are always bigger than you are, and they are never going to be something you can pull off easily and in your own strength.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“endeavor to look beyond numbers and see transformed lives. Too many people try to reduce faith and miracles into quantities, and I don’t like trying to evaluate what God is doing by numbers alone. Faith can’t be measured in square feet, dollars, and attendance figures. In fact, we remind ourselves regularly that Hillsong Church isn’t about the crowd—it’s actually all about the one.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“Carefully choose your friends, your counsel, and your place of worship. Avoid those whose belief system is devoid of answers for life's everyday problems. Never accept the mindset that persecution and suffering are the will of God; they are the weapons of the devil who is hell-bent on distracting you from God's amazing plan for your life.”
― Brian Houston, How To Maximise Your Life

“Living fully, loving completely, leading boldly—these are the hallmarks of Jesus’ time on earth.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“If you want to live, love, and lead like Jesus, then there's no other place to live but in the faith lane. To discover his plan for your life, you will need to step into the great unknown, risking everything you have. If you get out of the boat and follow the sound of his voice, you will take steps you never thought possible.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“It isn't about singing a particular hymn or reciting a prayer – it's about a relationship with your Heavenly Father who loves and cares for you.”
― Brian Houston, How To Maximise Your Life

“The strength of a good friendship that goes the distance will be unconditional love.”
― Brian Houston, How To Maximise Your Life

“Anxiety and worry work in opposition to inner peace. When you are worried or anxious about something, even something that must be faced and embraced as a process, you leave little room for God’s peace. As”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“Al igual que Felipe se atrevió a entrar en territorio desconocido, nosotros somos pioneros de Dios, llamados a ir más allá de nuestras zonas de confort, a medida que extendemos Su reino.”
― Brian Houston, Vive Ama Lidera: ¡Lo mejor de tu vida está aún por venir!

“El pecado es algo que hacemos y las emociones son algo que sentimos, pero la vergüenza está en un nivel diferente. Es algo que se lleva encima, un peso, una carga. Caminamos por la calle con ella y sentimos su peso sobre nosotros. En última instancia, es exactamente lo contrario de la bendición de Dios.”
― Brian Houston, Vive Ama Lidera: ¡Lo mejor de tu vida está aún por venir!

“Jesus kept his harshest words for the religious bullies he encountered and reached out to sinners and publicans, all with a measure of love and grace, in order that they might be saved.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“A veces es fácil tener fe cuando todo va bien, pero la fe valiente, la fe robusta, solo se forja cuando se pone a prueba.”
― Brian Houston, Vive Ama Lidera: ¡Lo mejor de tu vida está aún por venir!

“Don’t exclude others just because they disagree with you on many things. Such strife smells of and breeds disunity. Instead, allow the sweet aroma of the gospel to draw others to you and into the House of God, where they may also meet the One who saved you.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“Finally, as you walk the difficult path with others - as you lean into their strength - stay focused on forward motion. Learn from the past, yes, especially if there are choices you could have made differently - that's Wisdom 101. But you must also embrace the present and realize that you can't change the past. You must move forward with courage, not rushing things, but not staying fixated on whatever trauma has occurred.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!

“Whether you are graced with the gift of leadership, the gift of athletics, or the gift of creativity, we are called to be good stewards and faithful servants of what is in our hand. No one is exempt, and if you didn’t play your part we would be missing out on the unique grace and the individual strengths that you bring to the here and now. There is a beautiful satisfaction that comes from knowing that we are doing exactly what God made us to do and are being obedient to his calling on our lives. It is as we discover our strengths, and grow comfortable in the grace we have been given, that we will begin to see the promises of God for our wide-open, spacious future begin to take shape.”
― Brian Houston, Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come!