Quotes about Perseverance

We each have a home run waiting for us, but we have to keep swinging the bat.

Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.

Jesus did not leave Peter to drown just because he had done fine for a while and then made a mistake.

For example, if you need a job, you can go look for one. That is something that you can do, and if you do it, then God will help you get the right job. You cannot make a company hire you, but God can change the heart of the king (those in charge) even as He changes the course of the water flowing in rivers (Proverbs 21:1).

Patience is not the ability to wait but how you act while you're waiting.

Too often, we Christians expect life to be perfect and for everything to go smoothly for us. We expect success, happiness, joy, peace, and everything else. When we're thwarted, we pout or complain. Although God does want us to have a good life, there will be times when we must be patient and endure not getting our way. These disappointments test our character and level of spiritual maturity. They actually show whether or not we truly are ready for promotion.

Don't let being ordinary stop or hinder you from trying to do something great.

Get a good idea and stay with it. Do it, and work at it until it's done right.

No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true.

The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. . . . You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.