Quotes about Trust

Outsiders aren't about to take our faith seriously as long as they wonder if we do.

Beginning empty-handed and alone frightens the best of men. It also speaks volumes of just how confident they are that God is with them.

It is amazing what can be accomplished when we wait on God to lead us out. It is equally amazing the mess we can make of things when we charge out on our own.

According to Stephen Covey, delegating to others is perhaps the single most powerful high-leveraging activity there is. There are people who love what you hate. Strengthen your team by setting them free to do what only they can do. In that way you will ensure that your organization reflects your strengths as well as the strengths of those around you.

I tell the girls in our student ministry, "You don't really want sex. What you want is intimacy. You want to meet a guy, fall in love, and know you can trust him completely. You want somebody with whom you can share everything there is to know about you without fear of betrayal or rejection. You want to be fully known and to know him fully. Purity now paves the way to intimacy later.

The best way to know if someone is prepared to commit is to examine his or her prior commitments. If you want to know how someone will behave tomorrow, take a look at what he or she did yesterday.

Our tendency is to pray for miracles. But in most situations, it is more appropriate to pray for opportunities.

Prayer takes us well beyond human possibilities.

Often, stepping outside your comfort zone is not careless irresponsibility, but a necessary act of obedience.

Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit.

Here's a scary thought: What if God called you to give beyond your comfort level? Would you be afraid? Would you try to explain it away or dismiss it as impractical? And in the process, would you miss out on a harvest opportunity for which God had explicitly prospered you in the first place?

Do you think God can be trusted? Or do yo think you need to take things into your own hands?