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“When your circumstances fail but your character succeeds, you become a model of hope for others.”
― Patrick Morley, Devotions for the Man in the Mirror: 75 Readings to Cultivate a Deeper Walk with Christ

“We cannot control our circumstances, but we can control our character.”
― Patrick Morley, Devotions for the Man in the Mirror: 75 Readings to Cultivate a Deeper Walk with Christ

“Many of us have merely added Christ to our lives as another interest in an already busy and otherwise overcrowded schedule. This sort of thinking has watered down the meaning of a personal relationship with Christ. The problem is that we often seek the God we want, but do not know the God who is.”
― Patrick Morley, Walking with Christ in the Details of Life: 75 Devotional Readings

“Purposes are threads of continuity that we weave into the long-term view of our lives. Goals come and go, but purposes survive because they are long-term, they pertain to the why we exist part of our lives. They relate to how we perceive the theory of our lives.”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“Your vision for the men’s ministry has three components: – An internal purpose statement. This answers what you will do and how you will do it. – An external slogan. This is the public face of your men’s ministry and should make men say, “I want to be a part of that!” –   An elevator speech. Every leader should be equipped with a sixty-second explanation of the vision of the men’s ministry, why a man would want to be involved, and an invitation to do something.”
― Patrick Morley, No Man Left Behind: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving Disciple-Making Ministry for Every Man in Your Church

“The path to significance is bigger than the individual.”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“C. S. Lewis once said, “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you’re looking down, you can’t see something that’s above you.”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“First, a disciple is called to walk with Christ; they profess faith in Jesus Christ. Second, a disciple is equipped to live like Christ; they are engaged in a process of spiritual growth and transformation. Third, a disciple is sent to work for Christ; they serve the Lord.”
― Patrick Morley, No Man Left Behind: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving Disciple-Making Ministry for Every Man in Your Church

“So if you’re dealing with a nonperforming employee, particularly on issues related to work ethic, I suggest that you begin by asking three questions: Has this employee received a written job description? Have you published some sort of general, written policy that outlines requirements for practical work issues like starting time, lunch breaks, stopping times, making or receiving personal phone calls, etc.? Does this person understand how you like to receive reports?”
― Patrick Morley, A Man's Guide to Work: 12 Ways to Honor God on the Job

“Many of us are busy “doing” but are not keeping our personal relationship with God in tune.”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“Of what earthly value is Christianity if it leaves no indelible mark on one's lifestyle? It is of no value (in this life) to be Christian if you do not think Christianly--if you do not have a Christian life view.”
― Patrick Morley, Walking with Christ in the Details of Life: 75 Devotional Readings

“God is more interested in the success of our character than the success of our circumstances.”
― Patrick Morley, Devotions for the Man in the Mirror: 75 Readings to Cultivate a Deeper Walk with Christ

“carnal pleasure; it’s a temptation for us to be conquered by an inert, mindless master, one incapable of saving us from sin or satisfying the deep hunger of our soul for true peace, meaning, and purpose.”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“Significance is not possible unless what we do contributes to the welfare of others.”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“We have moved away from traditional Judeo-Christian values toward a worldview that lets us self-select values based on whether they serve our self-interests. Like a child loose in a candy store, we pick our values, we determine our own fate, we captain our own ship.”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“There is a God we want, and there is a God who is. They are not the same God. The turning point of our lives is when we stop seeking the God we want and start seeking the God who is.”
― Patrick Morley, How God Makes Men: Ten Epic Stories. Ten Proven Principles. One Huge Promise for Your Life.

“Whatever the cause, not fully embracing the idea that God really cares about you personally is the spiritual equivalent of running away from home. But it doesn’t have to be”
― Patrick Morley, Becoming a Man Alive: God's Answer for Your Deepest Need

“THE BIBLE TELLS US, “Go and make disciples … baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). Sometimes we get this confused with, “Go and make workers … browbeating them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
― Patrick Morley, No Man Left Behind: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving Disciple-Making Ministry for Every Man in Your Church

“Francis Schaeffer wrote, “A ministry such as teaching the Bible in a college is no higher calling intrinsically than being a businessman or doing something else.”
― Patrick Morley, Man Alive: Transforming Your Seven Primal Needs into a Powerful Spiritual Life

“When my dad became an adult, he had to decide if he would repeat the sins of his father or break the cycle. He really wanted to break the cycle,” Pat recalls. “So when Dad had four boys of his own, our family joined a church for help. Unfortunately, our church had a vision to put my dad to work, but no vision to disciple him to be a godly man, husband, and father. As a result, my dad became successful as a worker, but as a disciple he got left behind. So, at the age of forty, when my dad was the top lay leader in the church (I was in the tenth grade, my younger brothers were in the seventh, fifth, and third grades), he and my mother just got burned out and we left the church.”
― Patrick Morley, No Man Left Behind: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving Disciple-Making Ministry for Every Man in Your Church

“Satan is only a voice—a spirit, not a person. He can be as relentless as a stalker ignoring a court order, but he can’t get inside your head unless you hold the door open.”
― Patrick Morley, The Four Voices: Taking Control of the Conversation In Your Head

“The first step to knowing God’s plan for our lives is the commitment to see ourselves as we really are.”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“the fear of God is the reverence we give to God Almighty because He has the power and authority to give us what we do deserve. The”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“Is there any way we can get society right if we don’t first get the church right? If that is true, then is there any way we can get the church right if we don’t first get families right? If that is true, is there any way we can get families right, if we don’t first get marriages right? And if that is true, is there any way we can get marriages right if we don’t get men right?”
― Patrick Morley, No Man Left Behind: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving Disciple-Making Ministry for Every Man in Your Church

“Goals are what we do. Purposes are why we do what we do. When you set a goal, do you ever ask yourself, “Why am I pursuing this goal?” The answer to this question reveals your purpose. This distinction between what we do and why we do what we do is an important one. If we can examine each goal we set in clear view of why we want to achieve it, then we can set goals that build toward our understanding of God’s purpose for our lives rather than for our own motives.”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“Men want and desperately need to feel like God’s much-loved sons—that He knows what we’re going through, that He loves us in spite of our sins, and that He really cares about us personally. Yet most men find it hard to trust God for these things. Would”
― Patrick Morley, Becoming a Man Alive: God's Answer for Your Deepest Need

“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD” (Psalm 27:13 – 14). Even”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
― Patrick Morley, A Man's Guide to Work: 12 Ways to Honor God on the Job

“Lord Jesus, I acknowledge that I have been attempting to find significance in an inappropriate way. As a result, I have sinned against You. Thank You for dying on the cross for me and forgiving my sins. As an act of faith, I invite You to come into my life and direct me. Take control of my life, and make me into the kind of man You want me to be. Amen.”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

“To protect our self-image, we kid, trick, and fool ourselves into believing the visible you is somehow real. To see ourselves as we really are, we must acknowledge our inability to do so without God’s help.”
― Patrick Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face