Quotes about Trust
You and I may never have the privilege in this life of seeing an obvious outcome of God's plan for us, as Joseph did. But God's plan for us is no less firm and its outcome is no less certain than was God's plan for Joseph.
— Jerry Bridges
We do know God has instructed us to pray for leaders. Our duty, then, is to pray for wise decisions, but to trust when foolish and harmful decisions are made.
— Jerry Bridges
Proverbs 21:31, "The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD," is one of the most frequently stated truths about the sovereignty of God in all of the Old Testament.
— Jerry Bridges
Even more so, the wisdom of God is displayed when He brings good to us and glory to Himself out of confusion and calamity rather than out of pleasant times.
— Jerry Bridges
But God never explains to us what He is doing, or why. There is no indication that God ever explained to Job the reasons for all of his terrible sufferings.
— Jerry Bridges
When I say we should never ask why, I am not talking about the reactive and spontaneous cry of anguish when calamity first befalls us or one we love. Rather, I am speaking of the persistent and demanding why that has an accusatory tone toward God in it.
— Jerry Bridges
In contrast, there are sixteen whys in the book of Job, according to author Don Baker. Sixteen times Job asked God why. He is persistent and petulant. He is accusatory toward God. And, as has been observed by many, God never answered Job's why. Instead He answered who.
— Jerry Bridges
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