Quotes About Trust

There are no sins God's people are more subject to than unbelief and impatience.

You may as well bid an elephant fly in the air, as a covetous man live by faith.

He that leaves off prayer leaves off to fear God.

The tree of the promise will not drop its fruit unless shaken by the hand of prayer.

An estate may be imparted without being impaired.

Oh, Christian, if you are overspread with this fretting leprosy, you carry the man of sin about you, for you set yourself above God and act as if you were wiser than He, and would sassily prescribe to Him what condition is best for you.

They that seek the LORD shall not want [lack] any good thing' (Psalm 34:10). If it is good for us, we shall have it; if it is not good for us, then the withholding of it is good.

Indeed faith deals with invisibles, but God hates that love which is invisible.

A pure heart avoids that which may be interpreted as evil. He who is loyal to his prince not only forbears to have his hand in treason, but he takes heed of that which has an appearance of treason.

Every cross, to a child of God, is like Paul's cross wind, which, though it broke the ship, it brought Paul to shore upon the broken pieces.

Si has escuchado mucho de Cristo, y todavía no puedes decir con sujeción y humildad, «mi Jesús», no te ofendas si te digo que el diablo puede recitar su credo igual de bien que tú.

If it is good for us, we shall have it; if it is not good for us, then the withholding of it is good.

The godly understand the mystery of living by faith: "The just shall live by faith" (Heb. 10:38). They can trust God's heart where they cannot trace his hand. They can get comfort out of a promise, as Moses got water out of the rock (Exod. 17:6).

A shaking hand may as well write a line steadily, as we can keep our hearts fixed in prayer without the Spirit of God.

A godly man puts a kind interpretation upon providence.

The ship which lies at anchor may sometimes be a little shaken—but never sinks; flesh and blood may have its fears and disquiets—but grace keeps them afloat. A Christian, having cast anchor in heaven, his heart never sinks.

Worry that is either untrusting or distracting is very dishonorable to God. It

Faith and fear go hand in hand. When the soul looks at God's holiness, he fears. When he looks at God's promises, he believes. A godly man trembles—yet trusts. Fear preserves reverence, faith preserves cheerfulness. Fear keeps the soul from lightness, faith keeps it from sadness.

Why are Christians so disquieted in their minds? They are taking care when they should be casting care.

He that commands us, will enable us.

After a bitter pill, God gives sugar.

Self-love raises a sickbed vow, and love of sin will prevail against it. Trust not to a passionate resolution; it is raised in a storm and will die in a calm.

Then we heard, rather faintly, in the receiver: "If all's well, why worry?

It is only dogs that never bite their masters.