Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2022

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

"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 am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose."
— Epictetus —
"If God is a reality, and the soul is a reality, and you are an immortal being, what are you doing with your Bible shut?"
— Herrik Johnson —
"A Christian must keep the faith, but not to himself."
— Jim Patrick —
"God's gift to us is who we are and our gift to God is who we become."
— Author Unknown —

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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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