Quotes about Trust

Sometimes what hurts more than your enemies hating you is your friends and family remaining silent in a time of need.

aim for "low control, high accountability

When disciples are in stage three, the concept that sets them free is "God is in charge." They have to acknowledge grace and begin to work it into their lifestyle. This is not easy for most of us, but it is the one thing that will move us on to growth and maturity.

As John Piper puts it, "For people who are passing through the dark night of the soul, turnaround will come because God brings unwavering lovers of Christ into their lives who do not give up on them."24

This is where we pull a chair up to our Father's table. We acknowledge that he has the means to feed us—whatever our hunger is. We go to him with our most basics needs anticipating he will feed us from his bounty. We ask because it demonstrates not only our need, but our trust in his provision for us.

You become part of the family by surrendering your agenda and joining God's deal.

True faith is forged in the furnace, not the showroom.

While I hate to ever lose a supporter, I've come to realize that one who would abandon me over a single statement or decision I made is a person who would abandon me sooner or later anyway.

In church politics, you're surprised when people are bad, while in secular politics you're surprised when people are good.

Faith is the way we as receivers relate appropriately to God as the giver. It is empty hands held open for God to fill.

Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared.

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.