Quotes about Commitment

And it's the one thing Jesus is asking of the rich ruler. Not for a life lived perfectly, but a heart of perfect surrender.

If we commit ourselves to one person for life, this is not, as many people think, a rejection of freedom; rather, it demands the courage to move into all the risks of freedom, and the risk of love which is permanent; into that love which is not possession but participation.

There is no greater place for damage (than marriage) because there is no greater place for glory.

Marriage is the sanctuary of the heart. You have been entrusted with the heart of another human being. Whatever else your life's great mission will entail, loving and defending this heart next to you is part of your great quest.

We are, all of us, utterly committed and deeply devoted to our style, our way, our approach to life. We have absolutely no intention of giving it up. Not even for love. So God creates an environment where we have to. It's called marriage.

That's the key word—engage. Choose to engage and your weary warrior wakes up.

That's exactly what we do to find more of God—we practice belief. We exercise it.

Few men looked on her without becoming, in a certain fashion, her lovers. But it was the kind of love that made them not less true, but truer, to their own wives.

Must live maturely, knowing that whatever else is happening, we must preserve the relationship if we would find our way.

Friend, you must be intentional about holding on to the truth.

Sex can be such a stark barometer for a marriage.

Your loyalty is not to a church or a movement, but to Jesus Christ.