Quotes about Dedication

I regret the immaturity with which I approached the problems and tasks of the ministry but I do not regret the years devoted to the parish.

The sanctification of your studies is when they are devoted to God and when He is the end, the object, and the life of them all.

Seriousness is the very thing wherein consisteth our sincerity. If thou art not serious, thou art not a Christian (279).

The ministerial work must be managed purely for God and the salvation of the people, and not for any private ends of our own.

If you must needs have your pleasures, you should not have put yourselves into that calling that requireth you to make God and His service your pleasure, and restraineth you so much from fleshly pleasures.

The ministry is another kind of business than too many excellent preachers take it to be.

But a deep walk with God does not come effortlessly. If it did, many more people would have one. First, you must decide you're unwilling to remain where you are. Second, you must be prepared to pay a price. Will you rise earlier so you can spend unhurried tome with Him? Will you forgo comforts and pleasures so you can focus on your walk with Him?

THE HEART OF WORSHIP IS SURRENDER.

If you are serious about changing your life, you are going to have to get into the Bible.

When you use your life for God's glory, everything you do can become an act of worship. The Bible says, "Use your whole body as a tool to do what is right for the glory of God."12

God wants your life — all of it. Ninety-five percent is not enough.

Throw yourself into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for Him is a waste of time or effort.