Quotes About Willpower

You have no control over how tall you are or how long your legs are, but you do have control over how much you concentrate.

Willpower will never succeed in dealing with the deeply ingrained habits of sin. Emmet

The moment we feel we can succeed and attain victory over sin by the strength of our will alone is the moment we are worshiping the will.

In his excellent little book entitled Freedom from Sinful Thoughts Heini Arnold writes, "We…want to make it quite clear that we cannot free and purify our own heart by exerting our own 'will.'"3

You see, by dint of will people can make a good showing for a time, but sooner or later there will come that unguarded moment when the "careless word" will slip out to reveal the true condition of the heart.

Why is it, I wonder, that people suffer, when there is so little need, when an effort of will and some hard work would bring them from their misery into peace and contentment.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

People believe they lack will power, but will power is not something you either have or don't, like blue eyes. Instead, it's a skill, like tennis or typing. You have to train your nervous system as you would train your muscles and reflexes. You have to take yourself to the psychic gym—but with the certainty that each time you practice an alternative behavior, you've made it easier to do next time.

You know very well what the right choice is, yet you keep making the wrong one.

There's no mistake , he says. It's your drink, the one you asked for, just the way you like it. How can you refuse?

Willpower, gunpowder, concussive thunder. Pink, orange, red, orange dreaming red.

choice is our superhuman power. It allows us to change everything all at once,

It takes backbone to lead the life you want.

I'm really not good with impulse control.

She might be unarmed, but Rose Hathaway was in possession of many weapons.

None of us are meant to be or do anything. We decide what we're going to be.

La fuerza de voluntad y las resoluciones personales no son suficientes.

When you decide to live a totally surrendered life, that decision will be tested. Sometimes it will mean doing inconvenient, unpopular, costly, or seemingly impossible tasks. It will often mean doing the opposite of what you feel like doing.

Willpower works for a few weeks, or maybe a month or two at best.

Did you notice the phrase by his power in that last Bible verse? This is what makes The Daniel Plan different from other approaches. It is built on trusting in God's power to help you change, not merely your own willpower.

Ignoring a temptation is far more effective than fighting.

1. Intentamos cambiar haciendo uso de la fuerza de voluntad en lugar de hacerlo mediante el poder de Dios.

Puede que te lleve años, pero al fin descubrirás que el mayor estorbo a la bendición de Dios en tu vida no son los demás, sino tú mismo: tu propia voluntad, tu orgullo obstinado y tu ambición personal.

Think about this: What positive changes in your life could happen if you relied on God's unlimited power instead of your limited willpower.