Quotes About Dependence

Before there could be any permanent reformation the people must be led to feel their utter inability in themselves to render obedience to God.

Before men can be truly wise, they must realize their dependence upon God, and be filled with His wisdom.

Poor, frail human nature! God can do little for men who lose their sense of dependence upon Him.

The Lord Jesus loves His people, and when they put their trust in Him, depending wholly upon Him, He strengthens them. He will live through them, giving them the inspiration of His sanctifying Spirit, imparting to the soul a vital transfusion of Himself.—Sabbath School Worker, February 1, 1896.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing" (John 15:4, 5)....

The higher the position a man occupies, the greater the responsibility that he has to bear, the wider will be the influence that he exerts and the greater his need of dependence on God. Ever should he remember that with the call to work comes the call to walk circumspectly before his fellow men. He is to stand before God in the attitude of a learner. Position does not give holiness of character.

Once upon a time we were just plain people. But that was before we began having relationships with mechanical systems. Get involved with a machine and sooner or later you are reduced to a factor.

God can do little for men who lose their sense of dependence upon Him.

They [the Hardscrabbles]never enjoyed it when adults playfully lied to them. The adults always think they're being amusing and imaginative, just like children. But kids never lie playfully. They lie as if their lives depended on it.

And I trusted someone to look after me on the business side of life.

True Christianity is not a program of self-improvement; it's an acknowledgment that something more than self-improvement is needed.

the children who actually end up performing better are those who understand that their relationship with God doesn't depend on their performance for Jesus but on Jesus's performance for them. With the right mixture of fear and guilt, I can get my three children to obey in the short term. But my desire is not that they obey for five minutes or even for five days. My desire is that they obey for fifty years!

God never encourages self-reliance.

Our children's salvation is not dependent on the strength of our faith or the shrewdness of our answers.

We have to remember that in the life of our unregenerate children, the law is given for one reason only: to crush their self-confidence and drive them to Christ.

Do you want to learn to pray more? Learn of your sin. Ask him to show it to you, to give you a glimpse of your need. Ask him to show you what your sin cost him. Look at the cross again and again until you can say, "Lord, I'm so sinful, so weak, so deceived. Please, God, don't let a day go by without reminding me of this. Make me dependent.

God is ever indispensable. I mean, God is all-important or rather too important to be disregarded by anyone or anything. Oh! yes, no human can do anything successfully without God or rather no human can survive or live without God (John 15:5). Thus, never ever take God almighty for granted. That is to say, always appreciate him (God). ~Emeasoba George.

God is ever indispensable. In other words, God is all-important or rather too important to be disregarded by anyone or anything. Oh! yes, no human can do anything successfully without God or rather no human can survive or live without God (John 15:5) QED. Thus, never ever take God Almighty for granted. -Emeasoba George

Rely only/wholly on God in all things/always. For, he is a rewarder of those that diligently/earnestly rely on him (Hebrews 11 : 6 ; Galatians 6 : 9).

There is nothing you have presently that is really an entitlement to you. Yes! you heard me right as ever, your riches, wealth, fame, qualifications, job, career, business, houses, cars, husband, wife, children and stuffs like that are all end results or end products of God's infinite Grace and mercy. So come on, show gratitude to God for his infinite mercy and grace upon your life. -Emeasoba George

Vain glory or vanity is nothing else but excessive pride, regard, trust, hope, admiration or dependence in one's own or someone else's riches, wealth, social status, family background, qualification, beauty, handsomeness or stuffs like that. Oh! yes, that's just what vain glory or vanity is all about. So, beware of that. -Emeasoba George

A citi inseamn? s?-l la?i pe altul s? trudeasc? pentru tine. Cea mai ginga?? form? de exploatare.

Beware of thinkers whose minds function only when they are fueled by a quotation

Only God has the privilege of abandoning us. Men can only drop us.