Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2010

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

"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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"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
— Thomas Jefferson —
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— Yazid Ibrahim —
"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 —
"Rejoice in knowing that you belong to God and that He is conforming you to the image of His Son. See every event of this day as part of that process. Yield to...."
— John MacArthur —

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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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