Quotes about Commitment

The road to committed faith is paved with personal abandonment and self-denial. Life ceases to be about us, and it begins to be all about God.

You don't have to have the faith to finish; you only have to have enough faith to start.

When it comes to the church what has your answer been? Has it been no? Has it been, "Well, maybe, if I have time"? Or has it been an unconditional yes? Imagine how your life might change if you were willing to say to your church and to God, My answer is yes. Anything. Anywhere. Anytime. Use me as your church and for your glory.

Loving the One is critically important to finding happiness with your Two. And loving your Two is one of the best ways to love the One.

The question is: Will you choose the pain of discipline or the pain of regret?

The most important criterion for a marriage candidate is a commitment to Christ. Jesus said in Luke 11:17, "A house divided against itself will fall.

When I hear the word division, I think "two visions." Whenever a Christ follower marries someone who doesn't have a commitment to Christ, the believer is trying to build an already-divided house. Certainly this isn't the only way divergent visions can compromise a marriage union, but it's one of the most important.

God's highest agenda is not our immediate happiness. I believe that God is much more committed to our eternal joy, our spiritual growth, and the condition of our hearts.

Deciding you should get divorced because you've run out of love is like deciding you should sell your car because it has run out of gas. No reasonable person would ever do that. You simply put more gas in your car and go on. If your marriage "love low" light comes on, pull over and start putting love back into your marriage. Once you've filled it back up, then you can go on.

1. Seek God. 2. Fight fair. 3. Have fun. 4. Stay pure. 5. Never give up.

Full-time lover of your world; part-time lover of God.

Serving isn't something we do. A servant is who we're called to be.