Quotemeal: Aug. 17th, 2026

Monday, August 17, 2026

"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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"Oh Lord, become the master of our passions, and the creator of our desires."
— R. Marklund —
"No resurrection, no Christianity."
— Michael Ramsey —
"Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing."
— John of the Cross —
"A firm faith in the universal providence of God is the solution of all earthly troubles."
— B. B. Warfield —

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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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