Quotes About Conviction

Real faith isn't the belief that God will do a particular thing; real faith is the conviction that God is good, no matter what he does and however he chooses to answer our prayers.

In fact, I liked teaching because I liked telling other people what to do. In those days it seemed clearer to me than it does now that if I did something a certain way, it had to be right for other people, too. I was so convinced of it that my students were convinced, too.

But it is curious how you can see that an idea is absolutely true and correct and yet not believe it deeply enough to act on it.

A melhor maneira para seguir não acreditando em nada é nos cercarmos de padres e freiras que acreditam demais.

Às vezes o silêncio é muito mais convincente do que a palavra.

I believe, with abiding conviction, that this people-nurtured by their deep faith, tutored by their hard lessons, moved by their high aspirations-have the will to meet the trials that these times impose.

Faith is not always about having positive emotional feelings toward God or life.

Seem like it be a mighty hard thing to change someone's mind," he said. "Most folks won't change their mind unless they have a change of heart first." "Well, then . . . how do I change their heart?" "You can't, Missy Caroline," he said gently. "Only Massa Jesus can change folks' hearts.

Our faith often grows stronger when we have to defend our beliefs, the same way that patriotism flowers and blooms when our country is threatened.

He couldn't imagine what had made his father so angry or the townspeople so mean, but he knew with a child's sudden, clear conviction that it was his fault.

He met with Pope Paul VI, and they found common ground in their conviction that faith brings meaning to life regardless of the belief system.

A good woman knows she cannot be all things to all people, and she may, in fact, displease those who think she should just be nice. She is not strident or petty or demanding, but she does live according to conviction. She knows that the Jesus she follows was a revolutionary who never tried to keep everyone happy.

Even before the tragedy, Lindbergh had come to hate the mass-circulation newspapers, viewing them as "a personification of malice, which deliberately urged on the crazy mob." That conviction was only strengthened when two news photographers broke into the morgue where his son's body lay, opened the casket, and took pictures of Charlie's remains.

Find that courageous yes. Fight for that confident no.

How many times have I claimed to be a woman of faith but rarely lived a life requiring faith?

Refuse to wallow in the depressing angst condemnation brings. On the other hand, embrace any conviction you feel. Condemnation defeats us. Conviction unlocks the greatest potential for change.

but repentance is faith's fruit, and there is no more reality in a profession of faith than there is reality of repentance accompanying it.

We must let God's Word become the words we believe and receive as truth. We must let God's Word become the words of our story.

It may not always be easy, convenient or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.

Brothers and sisters, never hesitate to bear your testimony with sincerity and love. The power of personal testimony cannot be denied and often ignites in others the interest to know more.

Some things have to be believed to be seen.

Believing takes practice.

If spoken sincerely enough, and he now spoke most sincerely, lies became truths to the people hungry to hear them.

True is what men believe, and they believe this of you.