--- title: "1 God Passion Quotes By Richard Blackaby" description: "1 God Passion quotes by Richard Blackaby. Plus more from Richard Blackaby and more God Passion sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/richard-blackaby-30154_leadership_some-leadership-proponents-suggest-leade_1024003.jpg" --- > [“Some leadership proponents suggest leaders should determine their talents and their passion, and in so doing they determine their calling. They argue if you understand the passion God has given you and you identify the gifts God placed in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/some-leadership-proponents-suggest-leaders-should-determine-their/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/richard-blackaby-30154_leadership_some-leadership-proponents-suggest-leade_1024003.jpg) ## More by Richard Blackaby > [“Our childhood is too brief to fill it with activities that stifle our spirit and rob our joy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/our-childhood-is-too-brief-to-fill-it-with-activities-that-stifle-our/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [“If you are presently facing significant challenges in your life, trust in the Lord! Be an aggressive responder who lives with alert expectancy!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/if-you-are-presently-facing-significant-challenges-in-your-life-trust/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [When spiritual leaders have done their jobs, the people around them have encountered God and obeyed his will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/when-spiritual-leaders-have-done-their-jobs-the-people-around-them/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [You may not realize it, but your life has the potential to bless everyone you encounter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/you-may-not-realize-it-but-your-life-has-the-potential-to-bless/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [Our problem as leaders is we do everything we know to do. That's not enough. We need to do everything God wants us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/our-problem-as-leaders-is-we-do-everything-we-know-to-do-that-s-not/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [“Some leadership proponents suggest leaders should determine their talents and their passion, and in so doing they determine their calling. They argue if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/some-leadership-proponents-suggest-leaders-should-determine-their/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [Leaders who insulate themselves from others and choose to bear their burdens single-handedly are destined for loneliness and burnout. Leaders, like everyone else, need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/leaders-who-insulate-themselves-from-others-and-choose-to-bear-their/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [“If we won't be serious about dealing with our sin,we cannot expect to grow in our faith. If you want to move to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/if-we-won-t-be-serious-about-dealing-with-our-sin-we-cannot-expect-to/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [“Abide 1 John 3:24 The Greek word meno¯, translated “abide,” means to remain or stay in one place. John uses this word twenty-three times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/abide-1-john-3-24-the-greek-word-meno-translated-abide-means-to/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [Regardless of how badly you handled yesterday, today provides a fresh opportunity to do things right!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/regardless-of-how-badly-you-handled-yesterday-today-provides-a-fresh/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [“Alert expectancy. What an exciting way to look at things! Our faith in Christ gives us the opportunity to live in a state of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/alert-expectancy-what-an-exciting-way-to-look-at-things-our-faith-in/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [“Americans believe that the bottom line isn't everything, it's the only thing, and America is strangling on that lack of vision."13 Bennis also noted,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/americans-believe-that-the-bottom-line-isn-t-everything-it-s-the-only/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [“If they were honest, many parents would confess that their primary reasons for not allowing their child to quit something is because of financial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/if-they-were-honest-many-parents-would-confess-that-their-primary/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [“Sometimes we see problems in our church. Such occasions are not opportunities to criticize or to leave, but to let Christ use our lives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/sometimes-we-see-problems-in-our-church-such-occasions-are-not/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) > [Every day, you are to offer your life to God for His service. You do not serve Him in your spare time or with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-blackaby/every-day-you-are-to-offer-your-life-to-god-for-his-service-you-do/) [Richard Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-blackaby/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-passion/richard-blackaby/#itemlist", "name": "1 God Passion Quotes By Richard Blackaby", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Some leadership proponents suggest leaders should determine their talents and their passion, and in so doing they determine their calling. They argue if you understand the passion God has given you and you identify the gifts God placed in your life, then you can deduce the kinds of things God has prepared you to do. The problem with this line of thinking is the lack of biblical support. 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