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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"Our faith and our friendships are not shattered by one big act, but by many small neglects."
— J. Gustav White —
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— William Law —
"If indeed there had been anything better and more profitable to the health of men than to suffer, Christ would surely have shown it by word and example."
— Thomas à Kempis —
"Dear Lord, either quiet the waves or lift me above them; it's too late to learn to swim."
— Mary Crowley —

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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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