Quotes about Trust

Faith is the only thing that will ever close the gap between our theology and our reality.

God always fulfills His promises but not always the way we imagine.

The Lord will do great things for me, and I will be filled with joy. I will sow in tears, then I will reap with songs of joy. If I go out weeping, Lord, carrying seed to sow, I will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with me (Ps. 126:3, 5-6).

I'm certain of two things: prayerless lives are powerless lives, and prayerful lives are powerful lives.

Even though Christ knew Judas would betray Him, I believe He was still devastated by it. Heart-shattering betrayal is one of the hardest experiences we ever encounter. To know how best to bind up the heart it breaks, Christ chose to experience it.

They did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better for us. Hebrews 11:39—40

So it's clear that nothing good can come from our good works. God insists in Scripture that believing Him is what He credits to our account as righteousness. And He gets to make the rules.

Everything is possible to the one who believes. Mark 9:23

The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom should I be afraid? Psalm 27:1

I keep the Lord in mind always. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8

Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior" (Isa. 43:1-4).

Still, from where we sit, even on this side of the Cross, where death gives way to life, sometimes what God has done for us can feel, instead, like something He has done to us.