Quotes About Faith

And, as a matter of fact, every believer may share in the full supply of divine equipment to the degree that is necessary to accomplish God's will.11

In addition there are those who do the right thing but give up too readily. They will drill until noon, but give up because it took too long and it is getting too hot; at 1:00 P.M. they would have struck oil! They will drill through the sand until they hit rock, but then they quit; it has become too difficult. Three feet deeper and they would have hit a gusher! Hope leads to perseverence that gives one the patience to continue in spite of delay or difficulty (I Thessalonians 1:3).

peace and joy come not from others but from God:

Only a few things are necessary, really only one (Luke 10:42). That one essential need is to hear Him and believe His Word, as Mary did.

Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you (Matthew 6:33). Jesus is saying that the so-called "basic things" that are needed should not be of prime concern in life.

while godly thought emphasizes giving God the honor and service in His church that He deserves totally apart from whether your needs are met or not.

The fourth response is Christian: "It can be solved through Christ." Notice that the first three responses leave the problem intact and as a result the person and his course of activity is changed. Man adapts to the problem; man is subdued by the problem; whereas in the fourth situation, the problem is dealt with. The problem is sliced in two. In nouthetic counseling, clients are taught to solve problems rather than adapt to them. There is a biblical solution to every problem. 1

When clients think they are helpless, that some strange mysterious force is at work overpowering them, and they say that I Corinthians 10:13 does not apply to their case, the truth may be that they are not serious about wanting to do the Lord's will. They may be talking out of both sides of their mouths. They may deceive others or even themselves, in part, about the sincerity of their desire to obey God.

Knowing that there will be a way out, an end to the problem, is itself reassuring.

As always in Christian service, he will find his life in losing it. His fears of men will diminish as his loving service to them increases. It is more blessed to give than to receive. Personal blessing comes not by seeking blessing, however, but by becoming a blessing to others.

But as me mum used to say, 'It's always darkest before the dawn.' Things will get better; I'm sure of it." "What worries me is something my dad used to say." "Oh?" "For things to get better they must first get far worse." Her eyes widened. "Oh, dear." I had the feeling my dad knew more than her mum.

this thing was going to work—if Janet had

Do not teach your congregation to pray. Someday they might succeed.

Some people would rather that you die for their beliefs than that they re-examine those beliefs.

A goddess is the sum of all her believers, all the prayers and hopes and curses and despair ever uttered in her name.

If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.

For me, religion comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable.

Religion is for people afraid of going to hell, Spirituality is for people who have been there.

If you want God to laugh, make plans.

Love is blind. God is Love. Ray Charles is blind. Therefore Ray Charles must be God"14 Tom Waits was already a believer.

love will go down as the fear of divination, or the source of continuity within divinity.

Jaycee Clark

Life just throws you places, and if you wait, if you listen, you can see the blessings.

Believe and Succeed