Quotes about Action
When we make condescending judgments, or proclaim lofty words that don't translate into action, or simply speak without first listening, we fail to love — ?and thus deter a thirsty world from Living Water. The good news about God's grace goes unheard.
— Philip Yancey
Gary Haugen, founder of the International Justice Mission, say something similar: "God has a plan to fight injustice, and that plan is us — ?his people. There is no Plan B.
— Philip Yancey
circumstances, whether fortunate or unfortunate, are morally neutral. They simply are what they are; what matters is how we respond to them. Good and evil, in the moral sense, do not reside in things, but always in persons.
— Philip Yancey
Breaking the cycle of ungrace means taking the initiative.
— Philip Yancey
Breaking the cycle of ungrace means taking the initiative. Instead of waiting for his neighbor to make the first move
— Philip Yancey
I have one life and one chance to make it count for something . . . I'm free to choose what that something is, and the something I've chosen is my faith. Now, my faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. My faith demands -- this is not optional -- my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference." — President Jimmy Carter
— Jimmy Carter
Elisabeth Elliot, has said, "One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was, 'Do the next thing.'" Instead of getting all hung up on looking for the grand scope of God's will for your life, just do what He's called you to do right now. That's all that really matters. Now.
— Priscilla Shirer
Don't do nothing, just because you can't do everything. pg. 144
— Priscilla Shirer
Ask the Lord to break your heart for what breaks His, and then ask Him to stir in you a sense of active compassion that makes you too uncomfortable to sit by and do nothing.
— Priscilla Shirer
The difference is one of motivation: legalism is self-centered; discipline is God-centered. The legalistic heart says, "I will do this thing to gain merit with God." The disciplined heart says, "I will do this thing because I love God and want to please Him.
— Kent Hughes
John Bunyan once said: "You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed.
— Kent Hughes
We measure morality by what happens. Not what is intended.
— Dennis Prager