Quotes about Dedication

Worship is not an experience. Worship is an act, and this takes discipline. We are to worship ''in spirit and in truth.'' Never mind about the feelings. We are to worship in spite of them.

The women of the Band were learning that if the Lord of Glory took a towel and knelt on the floor to wash the dusty feet of His disciples, then no work, even the relentless and often messy routine of caring for squalling babies, is demeaning. To offer it up to the Lord of Glory transforms it into a holy task.

Missionary work in a place where Christ has never been named is sometimes less arduous than in places where, though named, He has not been honored by lives of holy obedience.

It was typical of Jim that, once sure of God's leading, he did not turn aside easily. The "leading" was to Ecuador, so every thought and action was bent in that direction. Jim practiced what he preached when he wrote in his diary: "Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.

Marriage is more than finding the right person…it is being the right person!

To live out God's plan for your life calls for you to discipline yourself…and your body. To push yourself. To deny yourself.

Love may start out as a good feeling, but to love someone long-term is an act of the will.

The most important thing you must decide to do every day is put the Lord first.

Your commitment to follow God's plan makes a difference in the atmosphere in your home and improves the climate of your marriage.

A Christian's heart for God should be like a teakettle on a flaming stove burner—hot to touch, visibly steaming, and audible.

God's beautiful woman spares no effort to provide the best she can for her beloved family.

The most important step to living a better life is to choose to put God first daily.