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The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be QUOTES

The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be QUOTES

1 " We don’t drift in good directions. We discipline and prioritize ourselves there. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

2 " I've talked to many individuals who want to discuss their problems. But they don't really have problems. They have chosen to live in the wrong direction. They don't need a solution. They need a new direction. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

3 " The direction you are currently traveling—relationally, financially, spiritually, and the list goes on and on—will determine where you end up in each of those respective arenas. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

4 " prudent people look as far down the road as possible when making decisions. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

5 " Direction—not intention—determines our destination. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

6 " They ask what I often refer to as the best question ever: “In light of my past experience, and my future hopes and dreams, what’s the wise thing to do? "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

7 " To get from where we don’t want to be to where we do want to be requires two things: time and a change of direction. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

8 " Lord, help us to see trouble coming long before it gets here. And give us the wisdom to know what to do and the courage to do it. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

9 " In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (Prov. 3:6) "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

10 " Geographically speaking, you can't get to where you want to be unless you know where you are the begin with. You need a reference point. Similarly, you can't get to where you want to be in life until you are willing to admit where you are to begin with. Self-deception makes that next to impossible. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

11 " It is next to impossible to hear the voice of wisdom if we are not really listening for it to begin with. The best counsel in the world is wasted counsel if our minds are already made up. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

12 " Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say. Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths. (vv. 24–25) "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

13 " What gets our attention determines our direction and, ultimately, our destination. Or if you would prefer the short version: attention determines direction. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

14 " Experience is often a brutal teacher. Experience eats up you most valuable commodity:time. Learning from experience can eat up years. It can steal an entire stage of life. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

15 " One gets to the place one wants to be the same way one got to the place one didn’t want to be—by putting one foot in front of the other and moving in a specific direction. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

16 " But what’s perfectly obvious in the realm of geography is not so obvious in those other arenas. And, as we are about to discover, what’s true geographically is equally true relationally, financially, physically, and academically. There is a parallel principle that affects parenting, dating, marriage, our emotions, our health, and a host of other areas as well. Just as there are physical paths that lead to predictable physical locations, there are other kinds of paths that are equally predictable. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

17 " We begin selling ourselves on what we want to do rather than what we ought to do. We listen to ourselves until we believe our own lies, and the we opt for happiness. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

18 " Everything somehow works out. Every decision has an outcome, and every path has a destination. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

19 " I always end up where the road I’ve chosen takes me. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

20 " There are people and activities that have the potential to lure us away from the things to which we should be paying attention. And if we are honest, the cost of disentangling ourselves from unhealthy relationships and activities seems too high a price to pay. And at the same time, the benefits associated with paying attention to the right things seem so distant that they don’t whet our appetite for change. And so we continue to live our lives captive to the things that have captured our attention. "

― Andy Stanley , The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be