Quotes about Reliance

So either Christ can satisfy us and meet our deepest needs, or God's Word is deceptive.

If we are going to believe God, our plumb line for measuring the accuracy of biblical concepts must be the Bible itself, not what we've seen or heard.

Who among you walks in darkness, and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord; let him lean on his God. Isaiah 50:10

We would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead. 2 Corinthians 1:9

God can do what He says He can do precisely

God can do what He says He can do precisely because He is who He says He is.

You will keep in perfect peace the mind that is dependent on You, for it is trusting in You. Isaiah 26:3

If we can't count on God, for crying out loud, who can we count on?

Just take the next step. I'll show you what to do from there." During so much of this walk with God, we feel blindfolded. Certain seasons are pocked with such random events that we decide all is helter-skelter. Other seasons seem so illustriously orchestrated that the ties between events are like streamers of spun gold. From the very beginning, God geared the faith walk to be relational, not informational. The latter was always intended for the sake of the former.

Lord, Your Word says that he who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe (Prov. 28:26). I've come to realize that I cannot trust in myself. My safety is in learning to trust in You, Lord.

The world sees christians as people who use faith as a crutch. How wrong they are. The biggest crutch of all is deceit.

We don't want to limit what God can do in our children by trying to parent them alone—Trust God to take care of them.