Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 1954

Tuesday, August 17, 1954

"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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"If the world were like me, what kind of a world would this world be?"
— Author Unknown —
"Believing in the future takes faith. ... We cannot function effectively without a belief in that which does not exist. ... You believe in tomorrow; you believe...."
— Erwin Raphael McManus —
"I have so much to do (today) that I should spend the first three hours in prayer."
— Martin Luther —
"We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon."
— Jimmy Carter —

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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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