Quotes About Trust

those that have received Christ must by faith live upon him, and not receive his grace in vain.

God can bring his people through the greatest difficulties, and force a way where he does not find it.

Guilty consciences are apt to take good providences in a bad sense

We are apt to show our trouble too much to ourselves, aggravating it, and poring upon it, which does us no service, whereas by showing it to God we might cast the care upon him who careth for us, and thereby ease ourselves. Nor should we allow of any complaint to ourselves or others which we cannot with due decency and sincerity of devotion make to God, and stand to before him.

Christ is the author of salvation to those only that obey him.

In divine things we must not covet to know more than God would have us know; and he has allowed us as much as is good for us.

God's word will stand, and we shall get nothing by disputing it, or delaying to submit to it.

Those that sincerely design and endeavour to do their duty may in faith beg of God direction and strength for the doing of it.

Those that would find mercy with men must seek it of God, who has all hearts in his hands, and turns them as he pleases.

Therefore men are deceived in false gods, that they may depend on the true God only.

The most quieting considerations under affliction are those that are fetched from the word of God.

Those whom God employs to speak for him ought to depend upon him for instructions, and it shall be given them what they shall speak

The most devastating form of loneliness is not to be without friends; rather, it is to be surrounded by friends and never to be truly known.

Thomas More was widely regarded as a man of impeccable character and meticulous honesty. People trusted his judgment, and his refusal to sign sent a message to the people of England. He didn't speak out against the acts; he simply refused to sign or say anything at all. But one honest man's silence is louder than all the words of ten thousand dishonest men.

A priest once asked Mother Teresa if she would pray that God would give him clarity in a choice he had to make. She told him, "God may never give you clarity. All you can do is trust.

What prevents you from surrendering yourself completely to God?

We are afraid because we don't know how things are going to work out, but things are going to work out.

Your friendship with others is not to be taken lightly. You are changing the direction of your friends' lives, for better or for worse. Sooner or later, we all rise or fall to the level of our friendships.

What makes a great friend? Our best friends are those people who encourage and challenge us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves.

Perhaps at this time in your life you are tired and frustrated—with your career, with your marriage, with your children, with society, with your spiritual life—but Jesus is saying to you, "Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch." In the story we know that Simon and his friends listen to Jesus and do what he suggests, and they

catch so many fish that their nets begin to tear and they need help from fishermen in other boats to haul in the catch. Over and over in life, God challenges us to abandon our doubts and fears and cast our nets into the deep waters of the spiritual life. It is never convenient, it is almost always difficult, and it is sometimes quite painful, but if we heed the Lord's direction we will always bring in a huge catch. Don't be afraid of the deep places.

Hope is not merely a wish that something good might happen—it is the firm confidence and desire that the promises of God will be fulfilled.

We become more cautious with people, we are gentler with others, and we give them the benefit of the doubt, because we don't want to be on the giving end of carelessness.

There is enough time today to carry out everything God wants me to.