Larry Burkett Quotes

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Get-rich-quick thinking leads to three basic errors: (1) Getting involved with things you cannot understand; (2) Risking funds you cannot afford to lose, that is, borrowed funds; and (3) Making hasty decisions. Each of these actions violates one or more biblical principles... Together they constitute a sin called greed.

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Most entrepreneurial types are free-wheelers who like to do a variety of things and do not enjoy routine tasks. But a smart entrepreneur will eventually learn that while ideas start businesses, organization makes them successful.

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The measure of true giving is to share with someone who has no platform from which to speak and may never benefit us in any way. After all, isn't that what true love is all about?

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Always be ready to give a good testimony for the Lord, but remember that the best testimony a Christian can have is a love for others and good work habits.

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There is one primary purpose of a Christian's business: to serve God.

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Perhaps nothing in our society is more needed for those in positions of authority than accountability.

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The more we listen to God's voice, the easier it is to recognize when He speaks to us.

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How we use our money is the clearest outside indicator of what we really believe.... If someone is a true disciple of Jesus Christ, the evidence will be found in that person's everyday life - including his or her use of money.

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What does impress both the unsaved and saved alike are those rare individuals who have learned to control their lifestyles and use the abundance they have to help others and spread God's Word.... Let me propose a radical idea from God's Word: Determine God's best for your life, and be satisfied with it, even if it means moving down in lifestyle.

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Decide that you're going to love the people around you, even those you don't particularly like - or perhaps especially those you don't like.

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In business, organization is an absolute necessity, not an alternative.

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The unwillingness to be accountable to a spouse makes most men, and now women, vulnerable to sin in their lives.

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