Quotes about Readiness

Two kinds of readiness are constantly needed: (i) to do only what the logos of authority and law directs, with the good of human beings in mind; (ii) to reconsider your position, when someone can set you straight or convert you to his. But your conversion should always rest on a conviction that it's right, or benefits others—nothing else. Not because it's more appealing or more popular.

Live as if you thought that Christ might come at any time.

When it was time for me to get in the ring, I was ready.

You just don't know in life. Life knocks you about and pushes you over boundaries. But be ready. Do your homework; that's all I can say.

For the One who sourced the writing will also lead the meeting, if she will let Him! In A Course in Miracles, it's written that we should be less concerned about our own readiness, and more consistently aware of His.

We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon.

Not all question asking is good. It depends on the attitude. Is there a submission to the Word of God and a readiness to obey God when we understand what he wants of us? Is there a willingness to embrace the mysteries of God if something is plain but over our head?

Only by acting upon principle in the tests of daily life can we acquire power to stand firm and faithful in the most dangerous and most difficult positions.

People recognize something's going to happen, and they'd better get ready.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

When its steamboat time you steamboat.

Being a disciple means being constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others, and this can happen unexpectedly and in any place: on the street, in a city square, during work, on a journey.