Having faith, beliefs, and convictions is a great thing, but your life is measured by the actions you take based upon them.
Action
Clint Pascal
You can be a “Thermometer” Christian or a “Thermostat” Christian. The thermometer registers and reflects the spiritual status around it – in other words, “He’s not acting holy, so I’m not going to”. But the thermostat sets the temperature for the spiritual status around it. Thermostats walk into a room and go, “It’s a little cold in here, Lord – let’s heat it up.” Thermostats are change agents and affect others around them. Don’t go with the flow – be a thermostat.
Danny MacDonald
So many people are interested in making a point. Isn’t it better to make a difference? Live from the passion to make a difference. It will change your life and quite possibly the life of someone who desperately needs it.
Elisabeth Elliot
Does it make sense to pray for guidance about the future if we are not obeying in the thing that lies before us today? How many momentous events in Scripture depended on one person’s seemingly small act of obedience! Rest assured: Do what God tells you to do now, depend upon it, you will be shown what to do next.
Pete Greig
‘Created’ is the first verb in the Bible, and the primary thing we know about God is that he creates. To be made in God’s image is therefore to be creative. To be filled with his Spirit is to overflow with his imagination and celebration. To be a Christian is to live positively and not destructively, to make ugly things beautiful, and to make chaos meaningful.
Bob Guier
Jesus was not crucified for being nice. He was crucified for being bold and confrontational. Don’t misunderstand. He was the kindest person who ever lived, but he wasn’t a sap. He knew when kindness and empathy were called for, but he also knew when it was time to get in someone’s face and tell them the truth. God has not called us to be nice. He has called us to be good. Nice people never confront evil and error; good people do.
Banning Liebscher
The difference between those who do something and those who don’t is that those who do something . . . do something!
Danny Silk
If your ‘love’ isn’t producing things like safety, peace, and trust in your relationships, it probably shouldn’t be called love.
Christine Caine
Andy Stanley
Without courage, we simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.