Quotes About Trust

Prayer teaches us faith—and prayer is hard work. It is not a guarantor of getting what we want or a substitute for action. Rather, it undergirds our action with the strength that makes the difference.

Faith is that sublime dependence upon God that even though we may not get what we want, we know and love the One who denies us for His good reason and for our ultimate good.

The gift of faith is precisely what makes it possible for us to accept that God works in His own way (which is not always our way), in His own time, and for His purpose.

True faith depends not only on God's power but also on His wisdom.

fe pertenece al ámbito de la mente. Si no crees que Dios tiene el dominio y que te formó para un propósito, naufragarás en el turbulento mar de la falta de propósito, te ahogarás en las corrientes y flotarás a la deriva en medio de la nada.

Faith is not bereft of reason. F

What is essential is the sense of God's presence during dark seasons of questioning. . . . Our need for specific answers is dissolved in the greater issue of the lordship of Christ over all questions —those that have answers and those that don't.2 A heart

The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever—do not abandon the works of your hands. Psalm 138:8

La fe cristiana no es un salto a la oscuridad. Es una confianza bien puesta en la Luz del mundo, Jesús.

The best guardian of your own peace is the precaution you take to keep your heart guarded for God and by God.

Psalm 37," he said. " 'The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.' God has it all

There is a difference between belief and conviction. A belief can become something that you merely hold; a conviction is that which holds you.

To be able to accept the wonder and the marvel of one's own personality, however flawed or 'accidental,' and place it in and trust it to the hands of the One who made it, is one of the greatest achievements in life.

That is why God's great desire is that we see our hearts before Him as He does, recognizing that we are not qualified to make moral judgments apart from Him. Like Job, when we come to Him as Creator and Designer, Revealer and Comforter, Mediator and Savior, we find that He is also the Strengthener and Restorer. On the basis of what we know, we can trust His character for what we do not know.

Cândva doream binecuvântarea, acum - pe Domnul meu. Cândva doream simÈ›irea, acum - Cuvântul S?u. Cândva doream doar darul, acum - pe D?t?torul ÎnsuÈ™i, Cândva îmi doream vindecare, Acum îl vreau doar pe El.

Feelings follow belief; belief, then, should follow truth.

One must be profoundly responsible when categorically presenting an absolute, so let me put it this way. The chances are that if you marry somebody in violation of you parents' will, you are playing a high stakes game as you enter the future. Any time you violate an authority that has been put by God, you need to be twice as sure you are doing the right thing.

Of all the enterprises in which the human heart engages, none lends itself more to abuse and manipulation than the activities of religion. For here, sacrifice and greed can meet in the most trusting and exploiting context.

La fe no le servirá de nada si el Dios que usted sigue, adora y a quien dedica su vida no es real.

But He did say, in effect, that if you test His claims by the same measure that you legitimately substantiate other facts, you will find HIm and His teaching thoroughly trustworthy.

Everything He said and did sustains that claim, and contrarily, nothing He said or did challenges that claim.

But certainly, to turn to God when all your earthly needs are already met is to express in no certain terms that faith in God is to trust Him even when other supports are within reach.

What a wonderful day it was when I stopped running and, by His strength, let the embrace of His love envelop me.

Ask for no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal.