Quotes about Reluctance
Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
- Martin Luther
But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
- Exodus 4:13
But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”
- Exodus 6:12
The man got up to depart, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night.
- Judges 19:7
But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
- Judges 19:10
So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
- 2 Samuel 6:10
I have taken off my robe—must I put it back on? I have washed my feet—must I soil them again?
- Song of Solomon 5:3
For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.
- John 7:5
Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
- John 7:13
For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
- John 12:39
Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.
- Acts 5:13
This is a hell of a night. I don't want to leave it just to go to sleep.
- William Saroyan