Quotes about Preparation

You can't do all your homework at the end.

If you realize that there is a further journey, you might do the warm-up act quite differently, which would better prepare you for what follows.

Self-emptiness prepares us for spiritual fullness.

Knowing your purpose prepares you for eternity.

When you fully comprehend that there is more to life than just here and now, and you realize that life is just preparation for eternity, you will begin to live differently. You will start living in light of eternity, and that will color how you handle every relationship, task, and circumstance. Suddenly many activities, goals, and even problems that seemed so important will appear trivial, petty, and unworthy of your attention. The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears.

Living to create an earthly legacy is a shortsighted goal. A wiser use of time is to build an eternal legacy. You weren't put on earth to be remembered. You were put here to prepare for eternity.

Having the right equipment is often the difference between success and failure. To insert a screw, a carpenter doesn't use a knife. When you're under anesthesia, you don't want your surgeon using a chainsaw. A climber on Mount Everest won't use dollar store equipment. Professionals are picky about using the right equipment as they know it can be dangerous if they aren't. Life can be dangerous, too, so it's essential that you use the right equipment.

Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee are ahead. If you could see them clearly, naturally you could do a great deal to get rid of them but you can't. You can only see one thing clearly and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin.

A man who has no part in the grace of God, cannot keep the commandments of God, or prepare himself, either wholly or in part, to receive grace; but he rests of necessity under the power of sin.

Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.

Prayer is not a preparation for the battle; it is the battle!

Prayer is asking for rain and faith is carrying the umbrella.