God planted the seeds of all the trees," continued Hetty, after a moment's pause, "and you see to what a height and shade they have grown! So it is with the Bible. You may read a verse this year, and forget it, and it will come back to you a year hence, when you least expect to remember it.
James Fenimore CooperTags: bible providence
Above all, you can believe in Providence in either of two ways, either as thirst believes in the orange, or as the ass believes in the whip.
Victor HugoTags: providence
Each meeting occurs at the precise moment for which it was meant. Usually, when it will have the greatest impact on our lives.
Nadia ScrievaTags: friendship love destiny providence fortune meetings impact meeting
I abhor the supreme folly of those who blame the disciples of nature in defiance of those masters who were themselves her pupils
Leonardo da VinciTags: art nature providence
The crisis of physical hunger is essentially a crisis of faith. What or whom will you trust to meet your most basic needs? Will you trust the God who made human bodies, or will you seek your own way? (Deuteronomy 8:1-3)
Charles R. SwindollTags: christianity god faith providence jesus-christ
To require God to prove that He is able and willing to fulfill His promises would be proof positive that one does not trust Him.
Charles R. SwindollTags: god faith providence
Jesus kept it simple. The lesson wasn't complicated. 'I speak; you believe My word; your son will be fine.' We complicate what God has made simple by seeing the world through human eyes. We want to see in order to believe and presume that our limitations are His.
Charles R. SwindollTags: belief god faith trust believe prayer providence jesus-christ
God never calls His people to accomplish anything without promising to supply their every need.
Charles R. SwindollTags: god faith trust providence
In the wilderness, God's covenant people struggled with a choice between feeding their bellies and nourishing their souls. God provided manna--a breadlike food that fell to the ground during the night--to sustain the wandering Israelites and to teach them how to value His Word more than physical fulfillment.
Charles R. SwindollTags: god faith providence israelites
While God is not the author of evil and He never prompts or condones sin, nothing occurs without His sovereign oversight. Others may choose to do evil deeds and God's people may suffer in the short term, but He will transform the evil intentions of evil people into opportunities for the enrichment of those in His care.
Charles R. SwindollTags: evil suffering good providence gods-sovereignty
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