Quotes about Commitment
But Jesus, our Advocate, presents an effectual plea in behalf of all who by repentance and faith have committed the keeping of their souls to Him.He pleads their cause, and by the mighty arguments of Calvary vanquishes their accuser.
— Ellen White
But he did not hesitate to obey the call. He had no question to ask concerning the land of promise—whether the soil was fertile and the climate healthful; whether the country afforded agreeable surroundings and would afford opportunities for amassing wealth. God has spoken, and his servant must obey; the happiest place on earth for him was the place where God would have him to be.
— Ellen White
One day alone is ours, and during this day we are to live for God.
— Ellen White
Our lives may seem a tangle; but as we commit ourselves to the wise Master Worker, He will bring out the pattern of life and character that will be to His own glory.
— Ellen White
Choose you this day whom ye will serve. Joshua 24:15.
— Ellen White
Those who defer obedience till every shadow of uncertainty disappears and there remains no risk of failure or defeat, will never obey at all.
— Ellen White
I agree with every word you write, and I can prove this in no better way than by taking your advice from beginning to end.
— Ellen Glasgow
We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights that our destinies are bound together that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.
— Barack Obama
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
I suppose that is my central obsession. What we owe to society, what we owe to ourselves.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where trust is, love can flourish.
— Barbara Smith
When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.
— Aung San Suu Kyi