Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2006

Thursday, August 17, 2006

"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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"Through a tree we were made debtors to God; so through a tree we have our debt canceled."
— Irenaeus —
"The opposite of joy is not sorrow. It is unbelief."
— Leslie Weatherhead —
"Some Christians haven't even attempted to think about whether or not they would die for Jesus because they haven't really been living for Him."
— DC Talk —
"God does not discipline us to subdue us, but to condition us for a life of usefulness and blessedness."
— Billy Graham —

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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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