Quotes about Discipline
Behind real freedom, there lies discipline.
— Erwin McManus
My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
— Jack Kerouac
A disciplined person not only knows how to say 'no' to themselves but 'no' to other people when they need to.
— Joyce Meyer
God warriors do not linger in temptation. They never test their strength against lust-they run!
— Mario Murillo
Anybody can say 'I do' at the altar; the hard part is saying 'I do' every day thereafter. Anybody can set a life goal; the hard part is going after it every day. Anybody can say no to any addiction for a day, but you have to say it day after day after day.
— Mark Batterson
If you want to break the sin habit, you'd better establish a prayer habit.
— Mark Batterson
The hands-down most important spiritual discipline is getting into God's Word on a daily basis. When you open the Bible, God opens His mouth.
— Mark Batterson
If we don't control our calendar, our calendar will end up controlling us.
— Mark Batterson
God can deliver in a day, no doubt. But you've got to back up that deliverance with daily habits that fortify your newfound freedom. If you don't, it'll be short lived. You'll end up right back where you started
— Mark Batterson
We usually hear what we want to hear and turn a deaf ear to everything else. But remember the package deal? If we don't listen to everything God has to say, we eventually won't hear anything He has to say. And we probably need to hear most what we want to hear least. But this I know for sure: His tone of voice is always loving. Sometimes it's tough love in the form of rebuke or discipline, but it's loving, nonetheless.
— Mark Batterson
You don't become a praying parent by default. You do it by design, by desire, by discipline. Spiritual disciplines take sheer determination, but if you determine to circle your children in prayer, you will shape their destinies, just like Susanna Wesley shaped the destinies of her children. Your prayers will live on in their lives long after you die. Your prayers for your children are the greatest legacy you can leave.
— Mark Batterson
If you really want to get good at anything, you've got to work at it for ten thousand hours.
— Mark Batterson