Quotes by Promise We are not called on to believe this or that doctrine which may be proposed to us till we can do so from honest conviction. But we are called on to trust--to trust ourselves to God, being sure that He will lead us right--to keep close to Him--and to trust the promises which He whispers through our conscience; this we can do, and we ought to do. John Campbell Shairp doctrinebelievepromise Words, for all they were flimsy and invisible, had great strength. They could be fortified as a castle wall and sharp as a foil. They could bite, slap, shock, wound. But unlike deeds, words couldn't really help you. No promise ever rescued a person; it was the carrying-through of it that brought about salvation. Jodi Picoult castleswallpromise Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way. Joel Osteen godattitudepromise Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego. John Cheever egowritingpromise There is no place for faith if we expect God to fulfill immediately what he promises. John Calvin ifspromise When you honor God, the storms may come, but you have a promise that others don’t have: When it’s all said and done, you’ll still be standing. You may suffer a setback, but don’t get discouraged. If you’ll stay in faith, God promises that when the smoke clears, when the dust settles, you won’t be the victim, you’ll be the victor. Joel Osteen dusthonorpromise God, he thought, her eyes are so bright, flashing, deep, full of promise, all those things eyes are in books but never are in life, and she was his. John Crowley eyebookpromise When I went to the analyst for a kind of preliminary meeting, he said, 'I'll be able to fix you so that you'll write much more music than you do now.' I said, 'Good heavens! I already write too much, it seems to me.' That promise of his put me off. John Cage writingheavenpromise I can promise to be sincere, but I cannot promise to be impartial. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe sincerehistorypromise Considering the great heritage in music that we have - the work of the giants of the past, the present, and the promise of those who are to come - I feel that we have every reason to face the future optimistically. John Coltrane giantspastpromise Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe faithfulachievementpromise We cannot rely on God's promises without obeying his commandments. John Calvin obeyingrelypromise We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working. John Engler brokenpeoplepromise Life is not found in commandments or declarations of penalties, but in the promise of mercy and only in a gratuitous promise. John Calvin mercylife-ispromise I could think whatever I wanted to, but realized that any promises I made myself were destined to be broken. Jodi Picoult brokenpromisethinking Grace makes the promise and providence the payment. John Flavel paymentgracepromise Medicare is a promise we made to seniors more than four decades ago. When President Johnson signed Medicare into law, one in three seniors lived in poverty. Half of seniors had no health coverage at all. John Garamendi seniorlawpromise There are so many ways to betray someone. You can whisper behind his back. You can deceive him on purpose. You can deliver him into the hands of his enemy, when he trusts you. You can break a promise. The question is, if you do any of those things, are you also betraying yourself? Jodi Picoult handsenemypromise It is better to be as low as hell with a promise, than in Paradise without one. John Flavel paradisehellpromise Your idea may not be exactly God's idea, but I can promise you this: God's way will be better than your way. Joel Osteen maypromiseideas«3637383940414243444546»
