Quotes about Perseverance

But if he had come down from the Cross, he would have made it impossible for them to believe in him, for he would have substituted sight for faith. That is why he does not take us down from our crosses: so that we do not substitute feelings and experiences for faith. He wants the very best for us, the strongest and most precious gift, and that is faith.

What our Heavenly Father wants us to do about our spiritual failures is like what our earthly father wants us to do about our earthly failures. When we fall off the horse, or the bike, or the high road to Heaven, we must simply climb on again as soon as we are aware of the fact that we have fallen off, rather than sitting there stewing in self-pity or self-hatred.

Despair itself can be hopeful if it is honest.

he rewards our efforts with peace and joy.

God's Spirit is most powerfully at work in us during emotional troughs, the "dry" times, not the "high" times. All the saints teach that. When the aid of feelings is removed, we can move forward only by heroic effort of our will. This

other little wooden fences can come down too. How? When? God only knows.

Overcomers concentrate on details that go unnoticed by others. They do what needs to be done, even when no one is watching.

When a man or woman decides to be a champion for God, they set themselves up for a lot of heat and criticism.

All we have to do is ask and He will give us the wisdom that we need to get through the storm.

The calamities we experience here are only temporary phenomena. Each disaster reminds us that a disaster-free eternity

every troubled time and every troubled person.

In this fallen world, Christians are not called to a life where all choices lead to comfort or safety. We are called to a life of commitment to the One who loves us enough to die for us. The Bible often tells us this commitment will mean trouble and pain.