Quotes about Dependence

Through Scripture, we hear Christ's voice speaking into the outrage, giving us wisdom rather than forcing us to seek it from the chaotic masses. Through prayer, we cast our anxieties and fears upon Christ rather than pouring them out into a vat of outrage. Through fasting, we remind ourselves of the soul's dependence upon Christ and the insufficiency of everything else.

For all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

The dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils.

Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

God tells us to burden him with whatever burdens us.

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib.

There are periods that we forget that in the pursuit of fruit, that if we just abide in Him, then fruitfulness is a guarantee.

Stand firm in the Lord, Hadassah. Stand firm and let him fight your battles. Do not try to fight alone.

Our salvation depends on not who we are but on who He is.

Why couldn't he trust that the Lord would do the same for her? Because he knew she didn't believe.