Quotes about Needs

Needs multiply as they are met. Woe to the man who would live a disentangled life. Be on guard, my soul, of complicating your environment so that you have neither time nor room for growth!

What we don't have now we don't need now. Possibly His very withholding is in order that the boy may learn, at this crucial juncture in his life, to turn to God in prayer for a deeply felt need.

At home, growing up, we weren't really poor. We had everything we needed, we just didn't have what we wanted.

We all have jobs in our lives that we must get done. We reach out and bring products into our lives to get these jobs done. Marketing is all about asking, 'What job is the customer trying to accomplish?'

We can feel unworthy that the King of kings attends to such seemingly insignificant details in our lives. Read Matthew 6:25—34. As you think about your last week, thank Jesus for all the needs that He has met.

Most conflict is rooted in unmet needs. Some of these needs can only be met by God. When you expect anyone — a friend, spouse, boss, or family member — to meet a need that only God can fulfill, you are setting yourself up for disappointment and bitterness. No one can meet all of your needs except God.

If we are focusing on our needs, the relationship is in trouble.

A religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be big enough for our needs.

According to this law [the law of Dharma], you have a unique talent and a unique way of expressing it. There is something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world--and for every unique talent and unique expression of that talent, there are also unique needs. When these needs are matched with the creative expression of your talent, that is the spark that creates affluence. Expressing your talents to fulfill needs creates unlimited wealth and abundance.

What an encouragement to know that even if no one else knows our needs and is praying for us, Christ does and is.

You see, there is an intellectual side to life but also a side to life where deep needs are experienced. We falsely think that one side deals with truth and the other with fantasy. Both need the truth, and the elimination of one by the other is not the world in which God intends for us to live.

But certainly, to turn to God when all your earthly needs are already met is to express in no certain terms that faith in God is to trust Him even when other supports are within reach.