Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2014

Sunday, August 17, 2014

"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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"Faith enables us to move through the storms carrying our calm with us."
— J. Holmes —
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— George Müller —
"Any woodsman can tell you that in a broken and sundered nest, one can hardly expect to find more than a precious few whole eggs. So it is with the family."
— Thomas Jefferson —
"You'll never realize Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you've got."
— Mother Teresa —

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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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