Quotes about Patience
we persevere because we believe rewards will come.
— Philip Yancey
Faith, I've concluded, means believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse.
— Philip Yancey
Grace, my friends, demands nothing from us but that we shall await it with confidence and acknowledge it in gratitude.
— Philip Yancey
My slowness to act is a sign of mercy, not of weakness.
— Philip Yancey
instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, admonish sinners, bear wrongs patiently, forgive offences willingly, comfort the afflicted, pray for the living and the dead.
— Philip Yancey
We cannot simply pray and then wait for God to do the rest.
— Philip Yancey
Virtually every passage on suffering in the New Testament deflects the emphasis from cause to response.
— Philip Yancey
Can we live now "as if" God is loving, gracious, merciful, and all-powerful, even while the blinders of time are obscuring our vision? The
— Philip Yancey
What is faith, after all, but believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse
— Philip Yancey
Can we live now "as if " God is loving, gracious, merciful, and all-powerful, even while the blinders of time are obscuring our vision? The prophets proclaim that history will be determined not by the past or present, but by the future.
— Philip Yancey
A God wise enough to rule the universe is wise enough to watch over his child Job, regardless of how things seem in the bleakest moments.
— Philip Yancey
I used to worry about falling asleep during prayer. Now, as a parent, I understand. What parent wouldn't want her child to fall asleep in her arms?
— Philip Yancey