Quotes about Need

Lord, as the seasons turn, creation teaches us of grief, patience, and renewal. Make us good students of these rhythms that we might not hurry the work of grief but receive the gift of your presence in our time of need. Amen.

The world today is hungry Not only for bread But hungry for love; Hungry to be wanted, Hungry to be loved.

Our senses are never more awakened to our need for His love than when our need is most exposed.

Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.

Worship does not satisfy our hunger for God—it whets our appetite. Our need for God is not taken care of by engaging in worship—it deepens. It overflows the hour and permeates the week.

God has chosen to veil Himself in just the right measure so that our wills and intellects could be shaped by our allegiance to Him. He is there for anyone humble enough to recognize his or her personal need. He is also subtle enough to be ignored by those who are filled with themselves.

Memorial stones that we put before God—in the form of prayer and generosity—remind Him of our condition, our need, and our obedience.

The measure we are aware of our need for Him is usually the measure we become aware of Him. It really is all about the Presence. It's about hosting Him.

Some days we may be more acutely conscious of our sinfulness and hence more aware of our need of His grace, but there is never a day when we can stand before Him on our own two feet of performance, when we are worthy enough to deserve His blessing.

Offer God what you have and trust Him to give you what you need.

God sometimes gives us what we want so we'll learn to trust Him to give us what we need.

It is not the perfect, but the imperfect, who have need of love.