Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 1938

Wednesday, August 17, 1938

"Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."
— Ben Patterson

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"There is not a heart but has its moments of longing, yearning for something better; nobler; holier than it knows now."
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Illustration of Ben Patterson — "Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."

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