Quotes about Reliance

John Owen again expressed this attitude of total reliance on Christ when he paraphrased Galatians 2:20: "The spiritual life which I have is not my own. I did not induce it, and I cannot maintain it. It is only and solely the work of Christ. It is not I who live, but Christ lives in me. My whole life is His alone.

Discipline must come from trust and confidence.

Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit.

Do you think God can be trusted? Or do yo think you need to take things into your own hands?

Twasn't me, 'twas the Lord! I always told Him, 'I trust to you. I don't know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me,' an' He always did.

All those who try to go it sole alone,Too proud to be beholden for relief,Are absolutely sure to come to grief.

But ultimately the truth is this: Faith is only as good as the one in whom it's invested.

we can't be filled with the power of God until we let go of the false pretense that we can get by on our own.

Turn to God for help not as a last resort, but as a first priority.

even if I were to actually lose everything - my house, my finances, my friends, my reputation, my position - it really wouldn't matter in the end, because I would still have God's grace. I would still be the Father's adopted and beloved son. And that would be enough.

Faith is only as good as the one in whom it's invested.

If you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you. Is that a bargain?