Quotes about Trust
Though the absolute sovereignty of God over our lives is consistently taught throughout Scripture, it is not the uncaring sovereignty of a despot but of a God who is just as loving and caring as He is sovereign. But we have to by faith believe that truth when His ways are different from that which we desire.
— Jerry Bridges
Your promotion, or lack of it, is in the hand of God. Your superiors are simply His agents to carry out His will.
— Jerry Bridges
How futile and even arrogant for us to seek to determine what God is doing in a particular event or circumstance.
— Jerry Bridges
The faith to trust God in adversity comes through the Word of God alone.
— Jerry Bridges
In the arena of adversity, the Scriptures teach us three essential truths about God truths we must believe if we are to trust Him in adversity. They are: • God is completely sovereign. God is infinite in wisdom. God is perfect in love.
— Jerry Bridges
Rather than being offended over the Bible's assertion of God's sovereignty in both good and calamity, believers should be comforted by it.
— Jerry Bridges
Adversity is difficult even when we know God is in control of our circumstances.
— Jerry Bridges
Whatever our particular calamity or adversity may be, we may be sure that our Father has a loving purpose in it.
— Jerry Bridges
God does not exercise His sovereignty capriciously but only in such a way as His infinite love deems best for us.
— Jerry Bridges
God is perfectly holy, then we can be confident that His actions toward us are always perfect and just.
— Jerry Bridges
No plan of God's can be thwarted. God does as He pleases, and only as He pleases, and no one can frustrate His plans or hinder His purposes.
— Jerry Bridges
God does have a purpose and a plan for you, and God has the power to carry out that plan.
— Jerry Bridges