Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2018

Friday, August 17, 2018

"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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"I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much."
— Mother Teresa —
"What can I give him,|Poor as I am?|If I were a shepherd,|I would bring him a lamb,|If I were a Wise Man,|I would do my part - |Yet what can I give Him?|Give my...."
— Christina Rossetti —
"To the good man to die is gain. The foolish fear death as the greatest of evils, the wise desire it as a rest after labors and the end of ills."
— St. Ambrose —
"'Difficulty' is not a word to be found in the dictionary of heaven. Nothing can be impossible with God."
— Charles H. Spurgeon —

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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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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.

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