Quotes about Reliance

Trust is to allow for hope.

Faith is the radical trust that home has always been there and always will be there.

You have come to realize that you must leave it (the old country) and enter the new country, where your Beloved dwells. You know that what helped and guided you in the old country no longer works, but what else do you have to go by? You are being asked to trust that you will find what you need in the new country. That requires the death of what has become so precious to you: influence, success, yes, even affection and praise.

Whate'er we leave to God, God does and blesses us.

Jesus was the Son of God. Yet He never took the initiative to dream a dream or launch a new ministry. He lived His life in absolute dependence upon His Father. If Jesus was that dependent on the Father, then you and I should realize how ludicrous it is for us to set out on our own without any direction or guidance from the Father.

When we do this we are allowing our circumstances to inform us about God. That is backwards. We ought always to allow God to inform us about our circumstances. When

Jesus wants us to trust him to take care of all our yesterdays and tomorrows.

God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed.

I don't know how people pray who don't believe in the sovereignty of God to do the impossible. Because all the things I want to happen are impossible. If they're possible I'll do them.

Father, forgive us for relying on our wisdom, strength, energy, and ideas rather than abiding in You and seeking You first. Help us lay aside anything that hinders us from pursuing Your best. Help us prioritize prayer and devote ourselves to it in our personal lives, our families, and our churches. Make our churches truly houses of prayer for all nations. Revive us again, O Lord. Help us walk by Your strength and bring You great glory in our generation. In Jesus' name, amen.

When we receive God's gift of life by relying on Christ, we find that God comes to act with us as we rely on him in our actions.

Without Me you can do nothing"… nothing.