Quotes about Reliance

Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us, except the very thing we wish them to do.

One must not rely on the dead," he said. "One must rely on the living—and on God who gives life to the living.

Each time God gives us a hard lesson He desires also to give us Himself. If we open our hands to receive the lesson we open our hearts to receive Him, and with Himself His vision to see the glory in the surrender, whether of small things like self-esteem and reputation, or bigger things like a career and a home.

How we long to point to something - anything - and say This works! This is sure! But if it is something other than God Himself we are destined for disappointment.

Well, that's what faith is about, isn't it? If you really believe that somebody loves you then you trust them. The will of God is love. And love suffers. That's how we know what

Each time you turn your life issues over to God and allow Him to lead, you build trust in Him.

Prayer is an acknowledgement of your dependence on God and His direction for your life.

What you read between the covers of your Bible is wisdom for a lifetime, rock-solid, forever truth—truth you can stand on, live by, and trust…forever.

Prayer is an acknowledgment that our need of God's help is not partial but total.

How many times we must relearn the lesson that God is the only unfailing One. He is the only One who is true to His Word on every occasion. "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God" (Psalm 20:7).

We, too, could easily forget that the good news is not a message of "Do your best, and be good enough!" but rather "Your best is never enough—but Jesus is.

From our own strength we cannot bear the least trouble, but by the Spirit's assistance we can bear the greatest.