Quotes About Commitment

make His purpose your purpose.

Because we know God is directing our lives to an ultimate end and because we know He is sovereignly able to orchestrate the events of our lives toward that end, we can trust Him. We can commit to Him not only the ultimate outcome of our lives, but also all the intermediate events and circumstances that will bring us to that outcome.

Just as the airplane must have both wings to fly, so we must exercise both discipline and dependence in the pursuit of holiness. Just as it is impossible for an airplane to fly with only one wing, so it is impossible for us to successfully pursue holiness with only dependence or discipline. We absolutely must have both.

No, we are not defeated; we are simply disobedient! It might be good if we stopped using the terms 'victory' and 'defeat' to describe our progress in holiness. Rather we should use the terms 'obedience' and 'disobedience.

God has called every Christian to a holy life. There are no exceptions to this call. It

The experience of holiness is not a gift we receive like justification, but something which we are clearly exhorted to work at.

If we think about it, we realize that obedience that is not delighted in is not perfect obedience.

We might agree with what the Bible says about a certain sin, "and even make a commitment of sorts to put it out of our lives…..We would like to be rid of that sin, and even pray to God to take it away, but are we willing to say no to it?

This pursuit requires sustained, vigorous effort. It allows for no indolence, no lethargy, no halfhearted commitment, and no laissez- faire attitude toward even the smallest sins. In short, it demands the highest priority in a Christian's life because to be holy is to be like Christ - God's goal for every Christian. The word pursue

God wants us to walk in obedience—not victory.

I'm just thankful to have a tour and work something I can focus on.

I'm not trying to clock scores in this lifetime, it's just that things are better now than they were like five, ten years ago. Music has gotten a lot better. There's a lot of people who are committed to - soulfully.

Either be hot or cold. If you are lukewarm, the Lord will spew you forth from His mouth.

I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can't get me away from it because I commit that thoroughly. That's in friendship, that's a deal, that's a commitment. Don't give me paper - I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that's for life.

You can never be happily married to another until you get a divorce from yourself. Successful marriage demands a certain death to self.

I highly suggest marriage to all my friends who are dating.

I like wearing my wedding ring, it's nice.

I'm the kind of guy who can't keep a plant alive for a week, let alone a relationship.

I get very nervous when I have to take my wedding ring off.

If you really want something you just hang with it. We think our future's ahead and not behind.

The essential difference with Builders is that they've found something to do that matters to them and are therefore so passionately engaged, they rise above the personality baggage that would otherwise hold them down. Whatever they are doing has so much meaning to them that the cause itself provides charisma and they plug into it as if it was electrical current.

God cannot entrust His power to someone who doesn't want it enough to be willing to deny self and embrace suffering and sacrifice.

Today I will do what other's won't, so tomorrow I will do what others can't.

Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can do what others can't