Quotes about Rooted

Sturdy contentment that can weather the storms of difficulty and want is always rooted in worship.

Belief and faith always have content—a what. But a faith that looks like what the Bible describes is rooted deeply in trust in God (rather than ourselves) and in faithfulness to God by being humbly faithful to others (as the Father and Son have been faithful to us). That's basically it—though it's anything but easy.

You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

I am rooted, but I flow.

If we live rooted and established in His love, we don't just have knowledge of His love in our minds, but it becomes a reality that anchors us.

Faith is like a tender plant, rooted in Christ alone, watered by the Spirit and the Word, strengthened by the winds of adversity and the sunshine of blessing.

But now let the heart be cleansed by mortification, the weeds of lust constantly and daily rooted up (as they spring daily, nature being their proper soil), let room be made for grace to thrive and flourish, -- how will every grace act its part, and be ready for every use and purpose!

Eric Fromm: "The need for . . . an object of devotion is deeply rooted in the conditions of human existence.

Whatever your calling, it's already rooted within you, and those roots can be trampled or tugged at but never removed. They grow stronger only when tended, nurtured, and most important, shared with others.

But your love goes beyond that. You can know all these things about your wife and not be in love with her and put your trust in her, but you do. So the decision goes beyond the evidence, yet it is there also on the basis of the evidence. So it is with falling in love with Jesus. To have a relationship with Jesus Christ goes beyond just knowing the historical facts about him, yet it's rooted in the historical facts about him.