Quotes about Devotion

Please work out that surrender in my life—every day, in every matter, until I bow before You in eternity. Amen.

The apostle Paul said, "I will very gladly spend and be spent for you" (2 Corinthians 12:15 KJV). That's part of what is involved in ministering to others, whether in a synagogue, a Sunday school class, or a house full of little ones.

Love is not a feeling; it is a commitment to act in the best interests of another.

That to which your heart clings and entrusts itself is, I say, really your God.

God cannot be rejected without putting something else in his place.

John Calvin defines idolatry as worshipping "the gifts in place of the giver himself.

To adapt a phrase, idols have consequences.

As with every aspect of our sanctification, the renewal of the mind may be painful and difficult. It requires hard work and discipline, inspired by a sacrificial love for Christ and a burning desire to build up His body, the Church. Developing a Christian worldview means submitting our entire self to God, in an act of devotion and service to Him.

Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life

I waited with some anxiety, and suddenly, filling out the glass on the other side of the window was Winnie's lovely face. Winnie always dressed up for prison visits, and tried to wear something new and elegant. It was tremendously frustrating not to be able to touch me wife, to speak tenderly to her, to have a private moment together.

As long as I've given something the best I can, have really committed, everything else is up to God.

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have