Quotes about Commitment

A Christian has tremendous responsibilities to his own family. He or she has a responsibility of loving each member of the family.

It is no accident that the words discipline and disciple resemble each other in the English language. The most common word in the Gospels for a Christian is disciple.

Christ never told his disciples that they would get an Academy Award for their performances, but He did tell them to expect to have troubles.

Take your eyes and your ears and your hands and your feet and your thoughts and your heart: Give them completely and unreservedly to Christ.

Many Christians want the benefits of their belief, but they hesitate at the cost of discipleship.

To be a disciple of Jesus means to learn from Him, to follow Him. The cost may be high.

May our gratitude find expression in our prayers and our service for others, and in our commitment to live wholly for Christ.

Oh God, if You want me to serve You, I will. I'll be what You want me to be. I'll go where You want me to go.

One of the Christian's responsibilities in following Christ is to have a new attitude toward work. So many young people want Christ without responsibility . . . whatever work a Christian does . . . he should do his best.

Jesus Christ spoke frankly to His disciples concerning the future. He hid nothing from them. No one could ever accuse Him of deception. No one could ever accuse Him of securing allegiances by making false promises. In unmistakable language He told them that discipleship meant a life of self-denial, and the bearing of a cross. He asked them to count the cost carefully, lest they should turn back when they met with suffering and privation.

One kind of loneliness is the loneliness of solitude. If you have repented, surrendered, and committed your heart and life to Him, Christ forgives . . . and takes you into His family; He brings you to the hearth, and you feel the warmth of the fire. If you are lonely today, seek Christ and know the fellowship that He brings.

The strain of Christian service can result in sickness . . . I have known Christian workers who have risked their lives and health in serving the Lord.