Quotes about Discipline
Only by facing my sin could God use it to change me for the better. The Bible warns that God's discipline isn't pleasant, but in the end the changes God produces in our character are worth it.
- Lee Strobel
no excuses. I accept full responsibility
- Lisa Bevere
We do not drift into spiritual life or disciplined prayer. We will not grow in prayer unless we plan to pray.
- DA Carson
What is it to be a fool for Christ? It is to control one's thoughts when they stray out of line. It is to make the mind empty and free.
- St. John Chrysostom
To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable, or easy.
- Epictetus
God insists that we ask, not because He needs to know our situation, but because we need the spiritual discipline of asking.
- Catherine Marshall
For understanding in spiritual matters, the golden rule is not intellect but obedience.
- Oswald Chambers
Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.
- John of the Cross
Fasting is not just a physical discipline; it can be a spiritual feast.
- Jentezen Franklin
A simple rule, to be followed whether one is in the light or not, gives backbone to one's spiritual life, as nothing else can.
- Evelyn Underhill
The goal of fasting is inner unity.
- Thomas Merton
When you let go of your attention for a little while, do not think you may recover it whenever you please.
- Epictetus