Louder Than Words The Power of Uncompromised Living

by Stanley, Andy

• ISBN13: 9781590523469
• ISBN10: 1590523466
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-30
• Publisher: Multnomah

Summary

Your character, more than anything else, will impact how much you accomplish in this life. It is more important than your talent, your education, your background, or your network of friends. Andy Stanley helps you chart a course toward becoming a man or woman of character. You'll discover a definition of character that will inspire you for a lifetime, the external and internal benefits of strong character, the six false beliefs behind negative behaviors, and more. Using practical insights, biblical exposition, and engaging stories, Stanley guides you step-by-step in setting the personal goals that will build the foundation for true success. The Secret to a Life with No Regrets How important is your character? It determines everything about you! How much you will accomplish in life, and whether you are worth knowing. How you will respond to success, and how you will weather the inevitable storms of life. This is a book about uncompromised living. It is about choosing every day to be a man or woman of integrity, a person whose actions speak louder than words. Bestselling author Andy Stanley challenges you to become what you were meant to be: a person whose commitment to doing the right thing, whatever the cost, will inspire others and change your world. Story Behind the Book As a pastor, I spend a substantial amount of my time with people who are digging themselves out from personal environmental catastrophes-circumstances that were often years in the making but "took them by surprise." Another group of people have faced, or are facing, storms of life that are not of their own making, storms created by the character deficits of others-storms that are a natural part of a fallen world. There, in the midst of unjust treatment and seemingly undeserved pain, the true character of a man or woman is revealed. What you see in such moments is what was really there all along. This book is about change. Itrs"s about the process of taking raw materials and molding them, shaping them, and refining them into a finished product. Whether you know it or not, that process is happening in you. Your character, not your accomplishments or acquisitions, determines your legacy. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author Biography

Andy Stanley is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and the founding pastor of North Point Community Church in Atlanta, Georgia, with a youthful congregation of more than twelve thousand. Andy is the author of ForeWord magazine’s 1998 Book of the Year finalist Visioneering, the bestseller Like a Rock, and his most recent book, Next Generation Leader. Andy and his wife, Sandra, have two sons and a daughter.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Introduction: My Dad, My Hero	p. 11
The Making of a Mountain	p. 17
What Is Character?	p. 25
Your Character Is Showing	p. 37
The Promise of Character	p. 53
An Inside Job	p. 63
The Hard Way	p. 75
A Process Called Renewal	p. 85
Taking Off the Old	p. 97
Putting On the New	p. 113
Putting It All Together	p. 121
Unfinished Business	p. 133
Letting Go of the Past	p. 147
Learning to Walk Again	p. 165
The Finish Line	p. 181
Notes	p. 185
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