Quotes about Perseverance

The more the marble wastes, the more the statue grows.

Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.

20. "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

It is not enough to desire to pray; we must resolutely stay with it.

He also sees the good qualities in your life and the willingness in your spirit—even more than you can see them yourself. We try to obey God but stumble outwardly. By doing this, we mirror what Samuel did when he was anointing David; we look at the outward appearance. When we stumble, we feel as if we are total hypocrites, and then we want to quit. God sees us fall, but He also sees the cry in our hearts to obey Him and succeed. Many times this truth has given me the courage to go on.

As John Piper puts it, "For people who are passing through the dark night of the soul, turnaround will come because God brings unwavering lovers of Christ into their lives who do not give up on them."24

True faith is forged in the furnace, not the showroom.

If a book is easy and fits nicely into all your language conventions and thought forms, then you probably will not grow much from reading it. It may be entertaining, but not enlarging to your understanding. It's the hard books that count. Raking is easy, but all you get is leaves; digging is hard, but you might find diamonds.

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt. Give the world your best anyway.

People who really want help may attack you if you help them. Help them anyway.

To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.