Quotes about Trust

faith acted upon in obedience brings the miraculous.

It was much easier to obey God when he said, "Fight!" or "Argue!" or "Sacrifice yourself!" But when he said, "Wait!"—that made things hard. Ari was good at that sort of thing. He

I think the reason we sometimes have the false sense that God is so far away is because that is where we have put him. We have kept him at a distance, and then when we are in need and call on him in prayer, we wonder where he is. He is exactly where we left him.

Faith in the biblical sense is substantive, based on the knowledge that the One in whom that faith is placed has proven that He is worthy of that trust. In its essence, faith is a confidence in the person of Jesus Christ and in His power, so that even when His power does not serve my end, my confidence in Him remains because of who He is.

We spend vast amounts of time and energy crafting a thesis in our heads of how life should play out. Then Almighty God spends an incredibly brief amount of time blowing our thesis to bits.

It's just that I'd rather get to know you before I get to know your lips.

If I want to understand the laws of physics I have to first believe what I read about physics. I have to have faith in what I read.

Faith is the first step to understanding. Either it's the Word of an infallible God, the fallible words of men, or faith in what you personally believe. You've got to have faith in something. Believe me.

I've learned that anyone capable of adoring you is equally capable of abhorring you.

When people show you who they are, believe them. I carry that with me a lot. It has served me well.

I try to stay centered in my faith and my family and the close people around me.

When you turn your life over to God, you don't give up the drama; you give up the cheap drama.