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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"Find out how much God has given you and take from it what you need; the remainder is needed by others."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —
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— Calvin Miller —
"'Difficulty' is not a word to be found in the dictionary of heaven. Nothing can be impossible with God."
— Charles H. Spurgeon —
"If a man is not made for God, why is he happy only in God?"
— Blaise Pascal —

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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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