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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"Faith is not only a commitment to the promises of Christ; faith is also a commitment to the demands of Christ."
— William Barclay —
"God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially formed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain."
— C. S. Lewis —
"We implore the mercy of God, not that He may leave us at peace in our vices, but that He may deliver us from them."
— Blaise Pascal —
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate."
— Nikka, age 6 —

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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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