Quotes about Priorities
Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Pray. Trust God. Enjoy life. Don't let the little things get you down.
— Nicky Gumbel
When morality comes up against profit, it's seldom profit that loses.
— Shirley Chisholm
The greatest thing you can do for your children is love your spouse.
— Stephen Covey
Many do not advance in Christian progress because they stick in penances and particular exercises, while they neglect the love of God, which is the end.
— Brother Lawrence
The Bible teaches that we are to love people and use money, but we often get that reversed and you start loving money and using people to get more money. Money is simply a tool to be used for good.
— Rick Warren
I'd rather be at home making love to my wife while my children are asleep.
— Joe Biden
Anxiety splits our energy between today's priorities and tomorrow's problems. Part of our mind is on the now; the rest is on the not yet. The result is half-minded living.
— Max Lucado
Worry divides the mind. The biblical word for worry (merimnao) is a compound of two Greek words, merizo ("to divide") and nous ("the mind"). Anxiety splits our energy between today's priorities and tomorrow's problems. Part of our mind is on the now; the rest is on the not yet. The result is half-minded living.
— Max Lucado
A person can live a day without silver or gold, but coffee? No thanks.
— Max Lucado
Besides, consider what he did. He gave his Son. His only Son. Would you do that? Would you offer the life of your child for someone else? I wouldn't. There are those for whom I would give my life. But ask me to make a list of those for whom I would kill my daughter? The sheet will be blank. I don't need a pencil. The list has no names.
— Max Lucado
In 1900 the average person living in the United States wanted seventy-two different things and considered eighteen of them essential. Today the average person wants five hundred things and considers one hundred of them essential.
— Max Lucado
Seek first God's kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well. So don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own worries. Each day has enough trouble of its own" (Matthew 6:33—34).
— Max Lucado