Quotes about Determination

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.

You don't need wealth or position or power to make a difference. You just need to do the best you can with what you have where you are. And if you are faithful in Babylon, God will bless you in Jerusalem.

There are no shortcuts. There are no substitutes. Success is a derivative of persistence.

Almost anyone can accomplish almost anything if they work at it long enough, hard enough, and smart enough.

it's the prayers you pray when you feel like you want to quit praying that can bring the biggest breakthroughs.

One of the most exhilarating things in the world is doing something that no one thinks you can do.

Success is a derivative of persistence.

Don't walk away at the first sign of a contradiction or a problem. Sometimes scientific study needs to play catch-up to the Bible.

So that's the balance that we want to see—honesty, urgency, and joy. Honesty and urgency with no joy gives us a grim determination (read Philippians). Honesty and joy with no urgency gives us a carelessness about time (read 2 Peter). And urgency and joy with no honesty leads us into distorted claims about immediate benefits of the gospel (read 1 Peter).

Once we determine in our souls that God's glory is our goal, we then stop taking the path of least resistance and start taking the path of most glory to God

Perseverance is a principle that should be commendable in those who have judgment to govern it

To cease smoking is the easiset thing I ever did. I ought to know, I've done it a thousand times.