Quotes About Trust

Lord, help me to wait expectantly, to act purposefully, and to trust You to see me through to the end. Amen.

God's ways are the ways which he himself has gone and which we are now to go with him. God will not allow us to go on any way which he himself has not preceded us." —MEDITATING ON THE WORD

God will often require quick action, but he also requires stillness and reflection." —MEDITATING ON THE WORD

In the temptation of Jesus, there really remains nothing except God's word and promise." —TEMPTATION

It's true that the importance of illusion in human life is not to be underestimated, but for the Christian it is essential to have a hope which is based on solid foundations." —LETTERS AND PAPERS FROM PRISON

Anything under God's control is never out of control.

Don't be afraid of outgiving God. It is impossible to do that.

It is easy for Christians to have the false impression that once we have established a relationship with Christ, which we believe sets us right with God, the problems of life will somehow scoot away or they will slowly be removed from our lives.

Stand still... and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast.

The happiest people I know are the ones who have learned how to hold everything loosely and have given the worrisome, stress-filled, fearful details of their lives into God's keeping.

God doesn't work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.

The size of a challenge should never be measured by what we have to offer. It will never be enough. Furthermore, provision is God's responsibility, not ours. We are merely called to commit what we have - even if it's no more than a sack lunch.

I'm just glad that my community has faith and confidence in me.

I mean to take a good look at any man ere I leap into his arms.' Then look your fill, and leap away.

If man were immortal he could be perfectly sure of seeing the day when everything in which he had trusted should betray his trust, and, in short, of coming eventually to hopeless misery. He would break down, at last, as every good fortune, as every dynasty, as every civilization does. In place of this we have death.

All human affairs rest upon probabilities, and the same thing is true everywhere. If man were immortal he could be perfectly sure of seeing the day when everything in which he had trusted would betray his trust, and, in short, of coming eventually to hopeless misery. He would break down, at last, as every great fortune, as every dynasty, as every civilization does. In place of this we have death.

Acknowledge and own up to problems and people will trust you. That will be helpful the next time. If you blame somebody else or try to sugarcoat the problem, you may get away with it once. But everybody makes mistakes more than once, and any leeway you might gain from fudging it the first time will quickly disappear. Explain the situation, accept responsibility, fix it, move forward.

Filosóficamente no puede confiarse en los ojos.

You have a responsibility to someone who loves you.

The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

The only way I'm gonna trip over a bitch is if she lies on the floor.

Saving faith is an immediate relation to Christ, accepting, receiving, resting upon Him alone, for justification, sanctification, and eternal life by virtue of God's grace.

Trust in the person's promise, who dares to refuse what they fear they cannot perform.

Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It's impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God.