Quotes about Perseverance
we persevere because we believe rewards will come.
— Philip Yancey
The question {WHY}, though, never goes away-- not for me, not for anybody. We keep groping toward light while living in darkness.
— Philip Yancey
We cannot simply pray and then wait for God to do the rest.
— Philip Yancey
The redemptive way goes through pain, not around it.
— Philip Yancey
27The man asked him, "What is your name?" "Jacob," he answered. 28Then the man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[149] because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome." 29Jacob said, "Please tell me your name." But he replied, "Why do you ask my name?" Then he blessed him there.
— Philip Yancey
No, the prayer is essential. I live on the prayers. They alone can strengthen me to fight despair and fatigue.
— Philip Yancey
A God wise enough to rule the universe is wise enough to watch over his child Job, regardless of how things seem in the bleakest moments.
— Philip Yancey
We exercise faith by responding to the task that lies before us.
— Philip Yancey
True followers of God quietly humble themselves and rise again courageously.
— Philip Yancey
But those of us who follow his conducting through early movements will, with renewed strength, someday burst into song.
— Philip Yancey
What counts is the way a person reacts in the face of suffering. That is the real test of the person: What is our personal attitude to life and its changes and chances?
— Philip Yancey
It is not the same as optimism or wishful thinking, for these imply a denial of reality.
— Philip Yancey