Standing Firm In The Faith Quotes

The Storms of This Life
Watching the distant clouds building and growing forevermore
The harsh wind begins rushing thru the leaves with the branches bending to and fro
In the attempts to not give in again I'm standing firm on all that I know
And extending out my hand reaching beyond the heavens above
Grasping for His strength to hold on, along with the endurance to make it thru
Praying that the ground beneath me will not erode nor engulf all that I love ~ Christine Upton

It is poor faith that needs fair weather for standing firm. That alone is true faith that stands the foulest weather. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Boldness in the course of a noble fight is worth the risk ... If you stand on truth, you'll only regret your timidity later, but you'll never regret being bold. ~ Charles R. Swindoll

In order to live as we were designed to live, we must be in pursuit not simply of manhood but of godly masculinity. That begins by being men who are rightly related to God, who understand what it means to fear him, and who respond to that fear by being alert, standing firm in the faith, and being men of courage. ~ Bob Lepine

I wanted to show young people that taking a stand can be done by simply standing firm in your convictions. ~ Andrea Davis Pinkney

FAITH is not the LAST OPTION left,
It is the FIRST REASON to STAND FIRM
in what we BELIEVED ~ Julie Jenifer

There is a golden thread which runs through British history of the individual, standing firm against tyranny and then of the individual participating in his society ~ Gordon Brown

A government, founded on impartial liberty, where all have a voice and a vote, irrespective of color or of sex
what is there to hinder such a government from standing firm. ~ Frederick Douglass

What I would say to a person who is firm in their faith and wants to go into an acting career: It is such a difficult thing to do without compromising your beliefs. ~ Angus T. Jones

A firm faith in the universal providence of God is the solution of all earthly troubles. ~ B. B. Warfield

Our belief in God is not blind faith. Belief is having a firm conviction something is true, not hoping it's true. ~ Max Lucado

Patience is a firm faith. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn, our children, by standing firm. In matters of style, hey, swing with the stream. But in matters of principle, you need to stand like a rock. ~ Kevin Costner

Trust is faith that has become absolute, approved, and accomplished. When all is said and done, there is a sort of risk in faith and its exercise. But trust is firm belief; it is faith in full bloom. Trust is a conscious act, a fact of which we are aware. ~ Edward McKendree Bounds

Have faith in your abilities and in your own uniqueness. Honor your truth and intuitions; it will help you stay firm when others try to bring you down. ~ Prem Jagyasi

The majority of my fans have been amazing & supportive. But I am in shock and ashamed of many of my 'fans' who are standing firm in their stance that I am 'less than' them because of my sexual orientation. To those who feel this way: I gladly show you the door and wish you well on your journey. ~ Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Stand firm in that which you are. ~ Kabir

If thy faith have no doubts, thou has just cause to doubt thy faith; and if thy doubts have no hope, thou hast just reason to fear despair; when therefore thy doubts shall exercise thy faith, keep thy hopes firm to qualify thy doubts; so shall thy faith be secured from doubts; so shall thy doubts be preserved from despair. ~ Francis Quarles

May your faith be firm. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith. ~ Polly Toynbee

Stand firm in the Lord. Stand firm and let Him fight your battle. Do not try to fight alone. ~ Francine Rivers

Faith - or not faith - I don't know what it is - but this feeling has come just as imperceptibly through suffering, and has taken firm root in my soul. ~ Leo Tolstoy

Faith is a firm hope. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

It is love of my fan's that always makes me stand firm. ~ Ryu Si-won

Stand firm in faith. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind - the uglier we get in the eyes of others, the lovelier we shall be to each other; that has always been my firm faith about friendship. ~ George Eliot

I've spent the last decade learning to stand firm and face my problems ... or at least batter them until they're unrecognizable. ~ Kelley Armstrong

If you do not stand firm in the faith, you may fall. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Remembering who God is can mean the difference between standing firm and being swept away. ~ Kathy Howard

Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon. ~ Ignatius Of Loyola

Faith is the complete reliance on the power and goodness of Spirit and the firm belief that you are always connected to this goodness. Always affirm your faith and not your doubt. ~ Wayne Dyer

We have only one task, to stand firm and carry on the racial struggle without mercy. ~ Heinrich Himmler

And here I find the great distinction between the faith of the Indian and the white man. Indian faith sought the harmony of man with his surroundings, the other sought the dominance of surroundings. ~ Luther Standing Bear

There is more joy in heaven over a converted sinner than over a righteous person standing firm. A leader in battle has more love for a soldier who returns after fleeing, and who valiantly pursues the enemy, than for one who never turned back, but who never acted valiantly either. A farmer has greater love for land which bears fruitfully, after he has cleared it of thorns, than for land which never had thorns but which never yielded a fruitful harvest. ~ Pope Gregory I

My father realised that for me to become a publisher in his firm would have been the end of the firm! ~ Dick Bruna

There is only one power greater than fear, and that is faith. Use your faith to move the mountains that are standing in your way today! ~ Theresa Lewis

By standing alone,
you prove your courage.
By standing with others,
you prove your love.
By standing with truth,
you prove your virtue.
By standing with God,
you prove your faith. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo

While the world changes, the cross stands firm. ~ Bruno Of Cologne

Stand firm, don't flutter! ~ Benjamin Franklin

Just throw away all thoughts of
imaginary things,
and stand firm in that which you are. ~ Kabir

The knowledge of faith consists in assurance rather than in comprehension ... We add the words "sure and firm" in order to express a more solid constancy of persuasion. ~ John Calvin

Patrick Rothfuss gives us a fabulous debut, standing firmly on the main stage of the fantasy genre and needing no warm-up act. Jordan and Goodkind must be looking nervously over their shoulders! ~ Kevin J. Anderson

I am a firm believer in there being beauty in the contrast. In the light and the dark days. In the hope and the hurt. In the fire and in the ash. I am a firm believer in the fall and in the rise; in the sin and in the saving. I am a firm believer in the broken, the people who hold their pieces together with belief, who bandage their fear in faith. I am a firm believer in the souls who have always managed to protect their soft; who have always known, even when it ached the most, that their wounds were healing them, that the hardest parts of life were growing them from the inside. I am a firm believer in there being beauty in the contrast - you have not lived until you have died. ~ Bianca Sparacino

Any philosophy worth taking seriously would have to be built upon a firm foundation of unyielding despair. ~ Bertrand Russell

Being humble does not mean being weak, reticent, or self-effacing. It means recognizing principle and putting it ahead of self. It means standing firmly for principle, even in the fact of opposition. ~ Stephen Covey

With Heaven above and Faith below, I will yet stand firm against the Devil! ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne

The foundation upon which Rotary is built is friendship; on no less firm foundation could it have stood. ~ Paul P. Harris

It is something to hold the scepter with a firm hand.
[Lat., Est aliquid valida sceptra tenere manu.] ~ Ovid

On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Our business model has been to partner with bigger firms and team on projects to gain experience. A bigger firm always enhances my smaller firm's position. ~ Linda Rawson

In the courageous standing of uncertainty, faith shows most visibly its dynamic character. ~ Paul Tillich

My firm belief is that he reveals Himself daily to every human being but we shut our ears to the still small Voice. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

It is my firm belief that action on the issues that matter for Africa must emerge from within Africa itself. ~ Richard Attias

They who strive to build up a firm faith in Scripture through disputation are doing things backwards. ~ John Calvin

Genuine faith doesn't seek an easy-out but stands firm in the face of invasion by enemy forces. ~ Lydia Chorpening

When others sit, a #StaticJedi is found standing - even standing along, with a message not in hand but secure in heart! ~ Eric Samuel Timm

Stand firm on the solid rock! ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

It's about time trees were good for something, instead of just standing there like jerks! ~ Homer

The person who in shaky times also wavers only increases the evil, but the person of firm decision fashions the universe. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Faith is ultimately a firm and certain knowledge of God's benevolence toward us, founded upon the truth of the freely given promise in Christ, both revealed to our minds and sealed upon our hearts by the Holy Spirit ~ John Calvin

Faith is easy when you're standing in front of a miracle. The real test of faith is when there aren't any signs."
~Reilly, The Last Templar pg. 244 ~ Raymond Khoury

Faith is a belief in the unknown. Faith heals, faith creates, faith works wonders, faith moves mountains. Faith is the searchlight for God-finding. ~ Sivananda

Hold firm to your vision but don't be a tyrant on set, ~ Werner Herzog

I'm a firm believer in the monetary union. ~ Wolfgang Schauble

Make sure you stand firm on the solid rock. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The world is a demon. It is a kingdom of which the puny ego is king. Put it away and stand firm. ~ Swami Vivekananda

When pain and suffering strike, our faith is well founded if it is standing on the promises of God. For all of God's promises have strong confirmation in Christ. ~ John Calvin

To persons of spirit like ourselves the only happy marriage is that which is based on a firm foundation of almost incessant quarrelling. ~ P.G. Wodehouse

We all need a firm sense of identity. ~ Christopher Eccleston

I don't make our bed in the morning, standing firm on the adolescent belief that there's no sense in doing something you're just going to undo at the end of the day. ~ Shauna Niequist

It is my firm faith that man is by nature going higher. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

The man who stands firm in order to protect a sand-castle can never be relied upon; for he has given away his common sense. ~ Winston Churchill

Faith is such a wonderful thing. Without it, we would be panicky when we feel like we're standing alone and when the things we need and yearn for seem to be beyond our reach. ~ Ron Brackin

The whole structure of science gradually grows, but only as it is built upon a firm foundation of past research. ~ Owen Chamberlain

When all else fails, and to stand firm seems impossible, stand on the wood of the Cross; it will float with you. ~ Marie Leszczynska

A firm consist of the system of relationships which comes into existence when the direction of resources is dependent on an entrepreneur ... As a firm gets larger, there may be decreasing returns to the entrepreneur function, that is, the costs of organizing additional transactions within the firm may rise. ~ Ronald Coase

Success is an intoxicant, and intoxicated people seldom have a firm grasp on reality. ~ Andy Stanley

I definitely have a firm, fixed idea of what compromise is for me. ~ Jonny Lang

I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool. ~ Katharine Whitehorn

Stand firm in the Lord, Hadassah. Stand firm and let him fight your battles. Do not try to fight alone. ~ Francine Rivers

Come one, come all! this rock shall fly
From its firm base, as soon as I. ~ Walter Scott

Skepticism can never provide firm ground under a man's feet. And perhaps, after all, we need firm ground. ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I am a firm believer in intelligent design as a matter of faith and intellect, and I believe it should be presented in schools alongside the theories of evolution. ~ Rick Perry

Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant. ~ Socrates

Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue. ~ Confucius

And Americans realized that native people are still here, that they have a moral standing, a legal standing. ~ Dennis Banks

But I'm a big, firm believer in speaking everything into existence. ~ Ashthon Jones

I'm a firm believer in people who love what they do. ~ Anthony Mackie

He who is firm in will molds the world to himself. ~ Johann Gottlieb Fichte

The idea persists that faith is a remnant of an ancient way of life, a way of knowing that asks for unthinking acceptance of a belief system or adherence to specific dogma. This may be the case for some spiritual traditions, but the Buddha insisted that his disciples investigate his teachings with the powers of reason, test them in the inner laboratory of meditation, and build their faith on a firm foundation of knowledge. As a result, faith in the Dharma implies faith in one's ability to recognize truth when it presents itself and to take responsibility for verifying it through analysis and meditative experience. ~ Dharma Publishing

Hope is firm belief. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

A genuine transformation that results from sustained concerted effort is long lasting because it has a firm foundation. ~ Dalai Lama

I'm a firm believer that people find their own passions. ~ Marcus Samuelsson

I'm a firm believer in doing things that scare you. ~ Catherine Bell

Instead of giving a firm foundation for setting the conscience of man at rest forever, Thou didst choose all that is exceptional, vague and enigmatic. ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky

FAITH
Keep faith in your faith. You can move mountains with such faith. ~ Sirshree

Optimism is invaluable for the meaningful life. With a firm belief in a positive future, you can throw yourself into the service of that which is larger than you are. ~ Martin Seligman

I stay on terra firma: the more firm, the less terror. ~ Ann Widdecombe

I stand for people who are firm in their journey. ~ Solange Knowles

To affirm is to make firm. ~ Peter McWilliams