“The ruthlessness born of self-seeking is ineffectual compared with the ruthlessness sustained by dedication to a holy cause. God wishes, said Calvin, that one should put aside all humanity when it is a question of striving for His glory.” ShouldSaidSelfHumanityWishCausesBornHolyGloryStriveSeekingDedicationRuthlessness Book:The Ordeal of Change Source: The Ordeal of Change
“Of the time that is allotted to man here on the earth there is none to lose or waste. After suitable rest and relaxation there is not a day, hour or minute that we should spend in idleness, but every minute of every day of our lives we should strive to improve our minds and to increase the faith of the holy Gospel, in charity, patience, and good works, that we may grow in the knowledge of the truth as it is spoken and prophesied of and written about.” MenShouldMindMayEarthGrowsHoursLosesOur LivesWrittenMinutesHolyWasteIncreaseCharityStriveGood WorkRelaxationIdlenessSuitable Author:Brigham Young
“Our Savior was crucified for our sakes that by His death He might give us life and train and attract us all to endurance. To Him I press on, and to the Father and to the Holy Spirit. I strive to be found true, judging myself unworthy of this world's goods; and yet not I because of the world, but the world because of me. Think of all these things in your heart; follow them with zeal; fight, as you have been commanded, for the truth to the death: For Christ was made 'obedient' even 'to death'” ThinkingWorldGivingHeartHas BeensMadeMightChristianSpiritFightingFoundFatherChristThis WorldJudgingHolyPressesTrainStriveSakeHoly SpiritEnduranceOrthodoxGoodsSaviorZealOrthodox ChristianUnworthyObedientJudging Myself Author:Saint Basil
“All mass movements strive, therefore, to interpose a fact-proof screen between the faithful and the realities of the world. They do this by claiming that the ultimate and absolute truth is already embodied in their doctrine and that there is no truth nor certitude outside it. The facts on which the true believer bases his conclusions must not be derived from his experience or observation but from holy writ.” WorldFactsRealityMovementHolyTruth IsMassUltimateBasesAbsolutesStriveProofScreensBelieverDoctrineConclusionObservationFaithfulAbsolute TruthTrue BelieverCertitude Book:Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer
“God abides in each commandment by His gracious power. "God is hidden in His commandments", says St. Mark the Ascetic. God helps everyone who strives to keep His commandments. That God abides in us we know by the Spirit, which He has given us. This means that a Christian is never alone, but that he lives and works together with the Thrice-Holy God.” KnowsInspirationalMeanHelpingChristianTogetherSpiritGivenReligiousHolyMarkStriveWorking TogetherOrthodoxCommandmentsStrifeGraciousGod HelpThriceHoly God Author:Justin Popovic
“Only a handful of Germans in the Reich had the slightest conception of the eternal and merciless struggle for the German language, German schools, and a German way of life. Only today, when the same deplorable misery is forced on many millions of Germans from the Reich, who under foreign rule dream of their common fatherland and strive, amid their longing, at least to preserve their holy right to their mother tongue, do wider circles understand what it means to be forced to fight for one's nationality.” WayMeanDreamTodaySchoolMotherFightingLanguageCommonMillionsStruggleHolyEternalLongingMiseryStriveTongueCirclesPreservesConceptionHandfulNationalityFatherlandMother TongueGerman Language Author:Adolf Hitler
“I witness the reality and divinity of our Eternal Father, of His Only Begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Ghost. I testify that our Father hears and answers our prayers. May each of us strive with greater resolve to ask in faith and thereby make our prayers truly meaningful.” MayRealityAsksFatherJesusChristPrayerAnswersLordGreaterSonHolyEternalJesus ChristStriveMeaningfulGhostWitnessDivinityResolveOur PrayersOur FatherHoly GhostLord Jesus Christ Author:David A. Bednar
“When a man or woman is born again by the Spirit of God they will give evidence of it in part by striving to live a holy life.” MenGivingSpiritBornHolyEvidenceStriveBorn AgainSpirit Of GodHoly Life Author:Alistair Begg
“If those who oppose Freethought did not strive to force all to think as they do, accept Christ by faith, believe the bible to be infallible, keep Sunday as a holy day, and work for a future reward, then our fight would be at an end instantly. Liberty of Conscience is all we ask - not control of any class, creed, or sect.” IfsThinkingBelieveEndsWould BeFightingAsksForceChristLibertyAcceptingClassAtheismHolyConscienceRewardsStrivePositive AtheismSundayCreedsSectsInfallibleHoly Days Author:Etta Semple
“The aim of all those who live in God is to please our Lord Jesus Christ and become reconciled with God the Father through receiving the Holy Spirit, thus securing their salvation, for in this consists the salvation of every soul. If this aim and this activity is lacking, all other labour is useless and all other striving is in vain. Every path of life which does not lead to this is without profit.” IfsDoeSoulSpiritFatherJesusChristLordPathHolyPleaseActivityJesus ChristAimSalvationStriveProfitUselessVainHoly SpiritLabourReceivingLackingOur LordLord Jesus ChristOur Lord Jesus Christ Author:Symeon the New Theologian