Quotes about Dependence

But borrowing strength builds weakness. It builds weakness in the borrower because it reinforces dependence on external factors to get things done. It builds weakness in the person forced to acquiesce, stunting the development of independent reasoning, growth, and internal discipline. And finally, it builds weakness in the relationship. Fear replaces cooperation, and both people involved become more arbitrary and defensive.

If our sense of emotional worth comes primarily from our marriage, then we become highly dependent upon that relationship.

They move us progressively on a Maturity Continuum from dependence to independence to interdependence.

Borrowing strength builds weakness. It builds weakness in the borrower because it reinforces dependence on external factors to get things done. It builds weakness in the person forced to acquiesce, stunting the development of independent reasoning, growth, and internal discipline. And finally, it builds weakness in the relationship. Fear replaces cooperation, and both people involved become more arbitrary and defensive.

Prayer means dependence on the Lord.

My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.

It is when we come to the Lord in our nothingness, our powerlessness and our helplessness that He then enables us to love in a way which, without Him, would be absolutely impossible.

Maybe the truly handicapped people are the ones that don't need God as much.

The weaker I am, the harder I must lean on God's grace; the harder I lean on him, the stronger I discover him to be, and the bolder my testimony to his grace.

I'm bankrupt without love.

I don't know how, but I know Who.

We can trust the Savior even when we can't trust ourselves.