Quotes about Needs

The wilderness is a dry place. It may be dry spiritually, financially, socially, or physically. It is here that God gives "daily bread," not "abundance of things." He meets our needs in this time — not necessarily our wants. The purpose of the wilderness — to purify us. Our pursuit is to be His heart, not His provision.

Our problem is not that we desire too much but too little.

Democrats offered blacks some of the same security that blacks had during slavery—in which the basic needs of blacks were met on the plantation—and blacks, during a desperate time, went for it.

By talking about the problems our customers face, we deepen their interest in everything we offer.

Customers aren't looking for brands that are filled with doubt and want affirmation; they're looking for brands that have solutions to their problems.

No, it's not wrong to need people. But some of our biggest disappointments in life are the result of expectations we have of others that they can't ever possibly meet. That's when the desire to connect becomes an unrealistic need. Unrealistic neediness is actually greediness in disguise. It's saying, "My needs and desires deserve to tap into or possibly even deplete yours." This will never set a relationship up for success.

God is always at work. He is a present, loving Father, aware of our deepest hurts and our even deeper needs.

Pray for your needs, not your greed.

Identifying disruptive footholds means connecting with specific jobs that people—your future customers—are trying to get done in their lives.

Bitterness never draws us closer to God. Bitterness is a nonproductive, toxic emotion, usually resulting from resentment over unmet needs.

We do not see that prayer is the asking of God to fulfill His needs.

A proper community, we should remember also, is a commonwealth: a place, a resource, an economy. It answers the needs, practical as well as social and spiritual, of its members - among them the need to need one another. The answer to the present alignment of political power with wealth is the restoration of the identity of community and economy. (pg. 63, Racism and the Economy)