Quotes about Steadfastness

The Christian's journey through life isn't a sprint but a marathon.

Patience includes perseverance—the ability to bear up under weariness, strain, and persecution when doing the work of the Lord.

Our job in life is not to be successful, but to be faithful.

I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.

To avoid being drawn into error, keep a firm grip on the truth.

As for Doing-good, that is one of the professions which are full. Moreover, I have tried it fairly, and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution. Probably I should not consciously and deliberately forsake my particular calling to do the good which society demands of me, to save the universe from annihilation; and I believe that a like but infinitely greater steadfastness elsewhere is all that now preserves it.

Praising God and trusting Him should not, therefore, fluctuate with our situation. Conditions may change, but God remains steadfast. He may not remove your problems, but He will keep His hand on you. So choose to rejoice. After all, God is ever faithful.

I want to make sure that no matter how long I go through this, I don't fall into the trap of changing and modifying how I do things that aren't a positive example. I want to remain somebody that the entire family can listen to or watch.

Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.

Disgraceful: for the soul to give up when the body is still going strong.

Be the stone cliff against which the waves constantly break, standing firm against the fury of the sea.