Resolutions Quote by Tullian Tchividjian
““When I look back upon resolutions of improvement and amendment, which have year after year been made and broken, … why do I yet try to resolve again? I try because reformation is necessary, and despair is criminal.””
About This Quote
Source Sermon: Reformation and Hope, 2015
Reflects on repeated failures in self-improvement, urging perseverance despite despair.
In simple terms: Keep trying despite past failures.
Commit to continual self-improvement.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- personal goals
- habit formation
- recovery from setbacks
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What drives you to keep trying?
- How can despair be transformed into action?
May underestimate systemic obstacles to change.