Quotes About Trust

Jesus does not tell us what we ought to do but cannot; he tells us what God has given us and promises still to give.

Herr, was dieser Tag auch bringt – dein Name sei gelobt.

I believe that God will give us all the strength we need to help us to resist in all times of distress. But He never gives it in advance, lest we should rely on ourselves and not on Him alone.

Die Kraft des Menschen ist das Gebet. Beten ist Atem holen aus Gott. Beten heißt sich Gott anvertrauen. Das Gebet ist das Herz christlichen Lebens.

Assim como Cristo manteve a comunhão com o Pai ao levar fardos, o discípulo, ao levar fardos, mantém a comunhão com Cristo.

They are to go forth in the battle-dress of poverty, taking as little with them as a traveler who knows he will get board and lodging with friends at the end of the day. This shall be an expression of their faith, not in men, but in their heavenly father who sent them and will care for them. It is this that will make their gospel credible, for they proclaim the coming Kingdom of God.

Who is this Judas? Who is the betrayer? Faced with this question, are we capable of more than asking with the disciples: "Surely not I, Lord?"8 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, sermon in Finkenwalde, 14 March 1937

There is the question of resistance and of submission in the right place; that is, resistance to the devil is only possible in the fullest submission to the hand of God.

Decisions, demanded by work, become easier and simpler where they are made not in the fear of men but only in the sight of God.

We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.

Our response to temptation reveals the substance of our faith.

God's strength makes us strong; His comfort comforts us. With Him, we no longer run; we rest.

We may not understand why certain things occur in our lives, but we understand who to run to when they do.

Accountability only works if you want it to.

There is no secret formula--only a life committed to a close walk with God.

God has done more than I could ask or even imagine on more occasions than I could ever recount. His ways are higher than my ways. My ideas simply cannot compete with his.

The end of the rope stops in the palm of God.

The response to stress is not less time in God's Word, but more.

God's will isn't always written in the sky, but it is clearly written in His Word.

We dare not forget the power of prayer.

Do not view the Lord as your temporary solution; see Him as your eternal Savior.

Our problems may tower over us, but God towers over our problems.

Let us not question whether God is there; let us praise Him that He is there.

When others doubt the power of Jesus, be the one who asks Him to perform the impossible. He often will.