Quotes about Striving

When he was at the last gasp.

She had to strive to make every thought obedient to the love of Christ whatever violent feelings churned within her. She had to take her every thought captive to the obedience of Christ and leave no room for anger and jealousy and thoughts of revenge.

Man strives to do things his own way, and yet, it is always Your will that prevails.

I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.

We see how many tricks they try, how many pursuits they exhaust themselves with in order to secure the objects of their ambition or greed, while trying to avoid, on the other hand, poverty and humility.

Those who strive to delay or hinder the restoration of the church will accomplish nothing. God is its vindicator, and he will judge all peoples.

Anyone, therefore, who obscures the glory of God, puts himself in the position of striving to subvert the eternal purpose of God.

We never do great things without trying.

Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.

There is no gain without struggle.

When you have to manage the world, please everyone, earn more than you did last year, and work off five pounds, you will be driven. If not, you run the risk of being un-American or even un-Christian because our economy and churches rely on such people. Even when paralyzed by circumstances, a stressed person is a driven person.

An achievement is bondage.It obliges one to a higher achievement.