Quotes about Reliance

We don't need self-confidence we need God-confidence

Out of every difficulty Omnipotence can bring us, only let us in childlike confidence cast our burden upon the Lord.

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

Self-sufficiency which first reared its head in the Garden of Eden, is the most fatal sin because it pulls us as if by a magnet that their lack of self-sufficiency is obvious to them every day. They must turn somewhere for strength, and sometimes they go through life relying on their natural gifts. But there's a chance, just a chance, that people who lack such natural advantages may cry out to God in their time of need.

The Israelites give ample proof that signs may only addict us to signs, not to God.

There's something unique about having only God to lean on in times of trial.

Self-sufficiency, which first reared its head in the Garden of Eden, is the most fatal sin because it pulls us as if by a magnet away from God.

unless we learn dependence we will never experience grace.

Start each day and each decision with an immediate declaration of complete dependence on Him.

We must take God with an as-is sticker on Him. No return policy.

When you can't trust others, and you can't trust yourself, you can always trust God. He'll carry you through whatever comes your way.

Most people believe if God performed a miracle—just one miracle—for them, they would surely and permanently believe in God. But, as explained in the commentary to Exodus 16:2, human nature doesn't work that way. The power of witnessing a miracle wears off quickly, and most individuals soon need (or merely want) another miracle. Over time, most people's attitude toward those who have done something good for them is: "What have you done for me lately?