Quotes About Commitment

Evangelism as a Lifestyle, Jim Petersen

The word for "followed" means "to walk the same road." That's what a disciple does—he walks the same road as Jesus. He gets on the "Jesus road" and follows it wherever it may lead. No guarantees, no deals, no special promises. He simply walks that road every day, following in his Master's steps.

Faith is belief plus unbelief and acting on the belief part.

A marriage is a commitment to that which you are. That person is literally your other half.

Any life career that you choose in following your bliss should be chosen with that sense—that nobody can frighten me off from this thing. And no matter what happens, this is the validation of my life and action.

The hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

He applied himself to that pastime with great industry

devoción a la eficiencia.

He stooped over her, and her raised arms fell upon his shoulders. He lifted her up, steadied himself and began to walk, looking straight before him. What are you doing? she asked, feebly. I am escaping from my enemies, he said, never once glancing at his light burden. With me? she sighed, helplessly. Never without you, he said. You are my strength.

faithful death that never forgets in the press of work the most insignificant of its children.

What saves us is efficiency—the devotion to efficiency.

He ought to have been clapping his hands and stamping his feet on the bank, instead of which he was hard at work, a thrall to strange witchcraft, full of improving knowledge.

Let mortals never take a vow in jest; Be faithful and not blind in doing that, As Jephthah was in his first offering

He was not occupied with the question of what to sacrifice for; the fact of sacrificing in itself afforded him a new and joyous sensation.

In life's earnest battle they only prevail Who daily march onward and never say fail.

Individuals say they are working so hard for the family, but as they work so hard there is less and less time for the family, and family life deteriorates. Somehow, the means prove inconsistent with the stated end. T

Challenge is tough. It needs efforts, energy and time.

Someone's lobbing a grenade in your direction; it's not tennis any longer. Point is, honey, you do what you have to do. To stay safe. To keep your family safe. I love the law like my grandma loved scripture. You and I both swore to uphold the law. But a suicide pact we did not agree to. Am I clear?

Spiritual ardency is the wellspring of a courageous heart. It gives us the strength to continue through all the difficulties of the journey. The question for us is how to practice and cultivate ardency, so that it becomes a powerful and onward-leading force in our lives.

Surely there can't be so many countries worth dying for.' Anything worth living for,' said Nately, 'is worth dying for.' And anything worth dying for,' answered the sacrilegious old man, 'is certainly worth living for.

I'm not running away from my responsibilities. I'm running to them. There's nothing negative about running away to save my life.

While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it.

Darling, we're going to have a baby again,' she would say to her husband. I haven't the time,' Lieutenant Scheisskopf would grumble petulantly. 'Don't you know there's a parade going on?

Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.