Quotes About Commitment

With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter. —2 Thessalonians 2:15

The purpose of life is to know God and to bring glory and honor to his name. For most people, marriage enhances the possibility of achieving this objective.

Podemos optar por viver hoje livres dos erros de ontem. O perdão não é um sentimento; é um compromisso.

They fall out of love, and at that point either they withdraw, separate, divorce, and set off in search of a new in-love experience, or they begin the hard work of learning to love each other without the euphoria of the in-love obsession.

Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender.

If I give my wife twenty minutes of quality time, I have given her twenty minutes of my life, and she has done the same for me. It is a powerful emotional communicator of love.

We needed love before we "fell in love" and we will need it as long as we live.

You husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. —1 Peter 3:7

Never stop praying. —1 Thessalonians 5:17

Try putting God first today. — Mimi Greenwood Knight —

Human nature often impels us to look at others in our lives and cry, But you don't care. I can only love you if you love me. Our human nature tends to withhold and wait to give until we're sure we'll get benefits for our emotional time and trouble. But how contrary human nature is to true love! When we long for someone to change, sometimes the best step to take is the first step - acting not on the way things are but on the way we wish a relationship to be.

You schedule other people into your calendars—why not your children? They will appreciate the fact that you value your time with them so much that you are willing to say no to other activities.

Covenant love is conscious love. It is intentional love. It is a commitment to love no matter what. It requires thought and action. It does not wait for the encouragement of warm emotions but chooses to look out for the interest of the other because you are committed to the best for them.

We can recognize the in-love experience for what it was--a temporary emotional high--and now pursue 'real love' with our spouse. That kind of love is emotional in nature but not obsessional. It is a love that unites reason and emotion. It involves an act of the will and requires discipline, and it recognizes the need for personal growth. Our most basic emotional need is not to fall in love but to be genuinely loved by another, to know a love that grows out of reason and choice, not instinct.

loves you has created it. — Peggy Frezon —

My role is to bring peace to our marriage and lift my husband up in love.

When we choose to love in spite of our feelings, we find negative feelings will dissipate, and feelings of intimacy return. Loving acts create loving feelings.

Author photo: P. S. Photography Interior design: Smartt Guys design Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chapman, Gary D.

De veras quiero que estés conmigo esta noche, mañana, esta tarde», toma en serio esa petición.

The wedding festivities last only a few hours, while the marriage, we hope, will last for a lifetime.

rescue the drowning. Love dives in. — Debbie Burgett —

For better or for worse" is easier said than done. — Sarajane Giere —

Love is not a feeling; it's a choice.

Love isn't about getting everything you want and need and making sure you always feel happy. Love is a choice to meet someone else's needs, to sacrifice for another, to want what's best for the other—even when it's hard.