Quotes about Progress

Life is your barque not your home!

the most chronic problem facing churches and Christians is the lack of consistent spiritual growth and progress in discipleship.

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it on my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Phil. 3:12—14)

It is normal for Christians to grow, to work for growth, and to expect increasing spiritual maturity.

The lunatic fringe in all reform movements.

The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything

Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.

The existence of any method, standard, custom or practice is no reason for its continuance when a better is offered.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

The important thing is generally the "next step." We ought not to take it unless we are sure that it is advisable; but we should not hesitate to take it once we are sure; and we can safely join with others who also wish to take it, without bothering our heads overmuch as to any fantastic theories they may have concerning, say, the two hundredth step, which is not yet in sight.

Who is forced to struggle more than he who tries to master himself? This ought to be our purpose, then: to conquer self, to become stronger each day, to advance in virtue.