Quotes about Dedication

The "show business," which is so incorporated into our view of Christian work today, has caused us to drift far from Our Lord's conception of discipleship. It is instilled in us to think that we have to do exceptional things for God; we have not. We have to be exceptional in ordinary things, to be holy in mean streets, among mean people, surrounded by sordid sinners. That is not learned in five minutes.

History is clear that, in most endeavors, success is a product of uncompromising attention to purpose.

It is hard work to win back love. But don't give up. Those who persevere find more happiness in earning love than they do in gaining it.

Even the most regular, seemingly unimportant tasks of my life must be shaped and directed by a heartfelt desire for the glory of God.

It is vital to know that faith is not just an action of your brain; it's an investment of your life.

The question is not if we worship, but what we give our hearts to worship.

You can't divide human beings into the "those who make sacrifices" and "those who don't." We all carry things in our hearts for which we are very willing to make sacrifices. The issue that divides us is for what, or for whom, are we willing to make these personal sacrifices.

I am persuaded that the church today has many more consumers than committed participants.

It means that as parents we need to daily remind ourselves that we're called to rescue our children again and again, and we should not resent those moments when that rescue is necessary.

A good relationship is a good relationship because the people in the relationship never quit working on the relationship.

Routine has nothing to do with repetition. To become really good at anything, you have to practice and repeat, practice and repeat, until the technique becomes intuitive.

I'd have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money.