Quotemeal for Thursday, August 17, 2006

"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

More Quotemeal

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

— Abraham Lincoln —

"If a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it."

— Edgar Watson Howe —

"I’ve discovered an astonishing truth: God is attracted to weaknesses. He can’t resist those who humbly and honestly admit how desperately they need Him."

— Jim Cymbala —

"Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty...acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own..."

— J. I. Packer —