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> [Jesus taught that your highest priority must be your relationship with Him. If anything detracts you from that relationship, that activity is not from God. God will not ask you to do something that hinders your relationship with Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/jesus-taught-that-your-highest-priority-must-be-your-relationship/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

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## More by Henry Blackaby

> [Because God wants to take you in ever-increasing measures to know Him. And the only way you can know Him is by experiencing Him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/because-god-wants-to-take-you-in-ever-increasing-measures-to-know-him/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [Ultimately, leadership is more about 'being' than 'doing.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/ultimately-leadership-is-more-about-being-than-doing/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [If you have been given a word from God, you must continue in that direction until it comes to pass (even twenty five years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/if-you-have-been-given-a-word-from-god-you-must-continue-in-that/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [We were not saved from our sin simply so that we would qualify for heaven. God delivered us so we would have a relationship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/we-were-not-saved-from-our-sin-simply-so-that-we-would-qualify-for/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [To be loved by God is the highest relationship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/to-be-loved-by-god-is-the-highest-relationship/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [When you meet opposition to your faith, your first reaction may be anger toward your antagonist. This may divert your attention from the deeper,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/when-you-meet-opposition-to-your-faith-your-first-reaction-may-be/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [If you know that God loves you, you should never question a directive from Him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/if-you-know-that-god-loves-you-you-should-never-question-a-directive/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [Prayerless leaders are like ship captains without compasses; they can make their best guess at which direction to go, but they have no assurance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/prayerless-leaders-are-like-ship-captains-without-compasses-they-can/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [The reality is that the Lord never calls the qualified; He qualifies the called.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/the-reality-is-that-the-lord-never-calls-the-qualified-he-qualifies/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [If we function according to our ability alone, we get the glory; if we function according to the power of the Spirit within us,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/if-we-function-according-to-our-ability-alone-we-get-the-glory-if-we/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [Jesus taught that your highest priority must be your relationship with Him. If anything detracts you from that relationship, that activity is not from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/jesus-taught-that-your-highest-priority-must-be-your-relationship/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [Our difficulty is not that we don't know God's will. Our discomfort comes from the fact that we do know His will, but we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/our-difficulty-is-not-that-we-don-t-know-god-s-will-our-discomfort/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [If things are getting darker, the problem is with us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/if-things-are-getting-darker-the-problem-is-with-us/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [How you live your life is a testimony of what you believe about God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/how-you-live-your-life-is-a-testimony-of-what-you-believe-about-god/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

> [When God spoke to Moses and others in the Old Testament, those events were encounters with God. An encounter with Jesus was an encounter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-blackaby/when-god-spoke-to-moses-and-others-in-the-old-testament-those-events/)

[Henry Blackaby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-blackaby/)

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