Quotes About Commitment

Watch yourselves so that you don't lose what we have worked for, but you may receive a full reward. 2 John 8

In God's plan not only was Christ to suffer the cross, but we too must die daily.

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy man? Proverbs 20:6

I am saying this for your own benefit … so that you may be devoted to the Lord without distraction. 1 Corinthians 7:35

If I say: "I won't mention Him or speak any longer in His name," His message becomes a fire burning in my heart. Jeremiah 20:9

Guys, don't follow Elkanah's example. Get involved at home. If God has given you a wife, put the effort into understanding her. Is it an impossible task? Most assuredly. But sometimes the challenging jobs are the most rewarding. Wives need men who engage and participate, not abdicate as parent and spouse. For too many husbands the lights are on, but nobody is home.

Believing God isn't a book, however. It's not a Bible study either. It's a lifestyle.

Mom did what many women of her era did. She stayed, despite a dozen valid reasons to go. She considered dying, but never leaving.

God is thoroughly committed to finishing the masterpiece He started in us. And that process means one major thing: change.

We were already getting along poorly enough that I figured we'd marry.

I have promised you in marriage to one husband—to present a pure virgin to Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:2

Believing God isn't a book or a Bible study. It's a lifestyle.

Single person: if you are in Christ, you have the ultimate relationship ahead of you. If God calls you to a life of singleness, feel special, and save yourself entirely for Him!

Somehow in the mess of it, Jesus stayed. He kept his commitment to me when I was at a loss to consistently keep what seemed a single commitment to him.

The Lord will not abandon His people, because of His great name and because He has determined to make you His own people. 1 Samuel 12:22

obedience comes from faith.

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God." Luke 9:62

We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them. Joshua 9:19

I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me. Psalm 119:30

Whether we like it or not, a fair amount of going is involved in following.

Faith is not just something you have. Faith is something you do. It can turn a noun into a verb quicker than you can say, "See Spot run.

If I want him to remain until I come," Jesus answered, "what is that to you? As for you, follow Me." John 21:22

God doesn't call us to sacrifice our sanity; He calls us to sacrifice our selfishness.

There is no God like You … keeping the gracious covenant with Your servants who walk before You with their whole heart. 1 Kings 8:23