Readwise Highlights

Meekness begins when we put our trust in God. Then, because we trust him, we commit our way to him. We roll onto him our anxieties, or frustrations, our plans, our relationships, our jobs, our health. And then we wait patiently for the Lord. We trust his timing and his power and his grace to work things out in the best way for his glory and for our

People learn when they’re surprised. Not when they read the right answer, or are told they’re doing it wrong, but when they experience a gap between expectations and reality.

Failure is never fatal. It may feel like it for a while, but it is only a challenge. Keeping athletics in the proper perspective for our children helps them keep their problems in perspective.

Small steps matter. Your ability to be at your best is linked to how strong you are when you’re weak. Being stronger, or sucking less, in critical moments can be transformational over time.

In other words, the key to the leader's public usefulness is his inner, unseen life. Character is what we are when no one is looking. The leader is leading all the time and, for the most part, unconsciously. Your holiness matters greatly to those you have been entrusted to lead.

If the need for holiness is one challenge I shall take from this book,

Read fewer forecasts and more history. Study more failures and fewer successes.