Quotes about Perseverance
Wicked men may torture and kill the body, but they cannot touch the life that is hid with Christ in God. They can incarcerate men and women in prison walls, but they cannot bind the spirit.
— Ellen White
Satan watches eagerly to find Christians off their guard. O that the followers of Christ would remember that eternal vigilance is the price of eternal life. Many have a slumbering faith.
— 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
You may be perplexed in business; your prospects may grow darker and darker, and you may be threatened with loss; but do not become discouraged; cast your care upon God, and remain calm and cheerful.
— Ellen White
Longing to excel, he had never even succeeded. He had been hampered by not knowing a number of things the average man took for granted; but he was hampered still more by knowing a number of other things the average man had never suspected.
— Ellen Glasgow
when she was pregnant, so Nan was born in a workhouse. She never talked about it, but it seemed to have left her as someone nothing could faze,
— Elton John
Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us.
— Barack Obama
While we breathe, we will hope.
— Barack Obama
Who would stick around to wrestle a dark angel all night long if there were any chance of escape? The only answer I can think of is this: someone in deep need of blessing; someone willing to limp forever for the blessing that follows the wound.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
There is a light that shines in the darkness, which is only visible there.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
How do we develop the courage to walk in the dark if we are never asked to practice?
— Barbara Brown Taylor
To lie flat on the ground with the breath knocked out of you is to find a solid resting place. This is as low as you can go. You told yourself you would die if it ever came to this, but here you are. You cannot help yourself and yet you live.
— Barbara Brown Taylor