Quotes about Confidence
Could I trust Him even if I didn't understand?
— Jerry Bridges
Yet, I acknowledge it often seems more difficult to trust God than to obey Him.
— Jerry Bridges
It is only as we know God in this personal way that we come to trust Him.
— Jerry Bridges
But that which should distinguish the suffering of believers from unbelievers is the confidence that our suffering is under the control of an all-powerful and all-loving God; our suffering has meaning and purpose in God's eternal plan, and He brings or allows to come into our lives only that which is for His glory and our good.
— Jerry Bridges
God never makes a mistake; God has no regrets. "As for God, his way is perfect" (Psalm 18:30). We can trust God. He is trustworthy.
— Jerry Bridges
God is perfectly holy, then we can be confident that His actions toward us are always perfect and just.
— Jerry Bridges
Don't let anyone fool you. The chase after holiness is a tough race to run, especially when it comes to obedience. You have to have conviction (belief) in the necessity of obeying God's will as well as confidence (faith) in God's promises. If you don't have both of those, you can't persevere in this difficult chase.
— Jerry Bridges
God has no "if onlys." God never makes a mistake; God has no regrets. "As for God, his way is perfect" (Psalm 18:30). We can trust God. He is trustworthy.
— Jerry Bridges
God recorded in His Word specific instances of His sovereign rule over history in order that we might trust Him in the affairs of history as they unfold before us today.
— Jerry Bridges
God's providence clearly affirms that we can trust God.
— Jerry Bridges
It's silly not to hope. It's a sin he thought.
— Ernest Hemingway
If the others heard me talking out loud they would think that I am crazy. But since I am not, I do not care.
— Ernest Hemingway