Quotes about Trust
Our first priority in times of adversity is to honor and glorify God by trusting Him.
— Jerry Bridges
But even here we must be careful that we are not seeking to satisfy our souls by finding some spiritual "good" in the adversity. Rather we must trust God that He is working in the experience for our good, even when we see no beneficial results. We must learn to trust God when He doesn't tell us why, when we don't understand what He is doing.
— Jerry Bridges
The fact is we do not know what God is doing through a particular set of circumstances or events.
— Jerry Bridges
We as Christians should put our trust in God, not in our nation's armaments.
— Jerry Bridges
If we think about it, we realize that obedience that is not delighted in is not perfect obedience.
— Jerry Bridges
We are just as dependent on God when the physician diagnoses a routine illness and prescribes a successful medication. We are just as dependent when the paycheck comes regularly and all our material needs are met.
— Jerry Bridges
The Scriptures never indicate that God is frustrated to any degree by our failure to act as we should.
— Jerry Bridges
There is no conflict in the Bible between His sovereignty and our responsibility.
— Jerry Bridges
God's providence clearly affirms that we can trust God.
— Jerry Bridges
This does not mean our country should discharge all our military personnel and mothball our ships and tanks. It means we should not trust in them.
— Jerry Bridges
Details are important, and God is just as sovereign over the details as He is over the so-called "big picture.
— Jerry Bridges
Most of us are tempted, from time to time, to question God's love for us.
— Jerry Bridges