Quotes about Dependence

The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.

Without me you can do nothing.

I struggled with insecurity because I was trying to find my security in things. But when I began serving God with all my heart, my security was in Him.

To will and to run are mine, but they will cease to be mine unless God brings me His continual aid.

Our goal in the pursuit of godliness should be to grow more in our conscious awareness that every moment of our lives is lived in the presence of God; that we are responsible to Him and dependent on Him. This goal would include a growing desire to please Him and glorify Him in the most ordinary activities of life.

Our source of power is in the risen Christ, and we stay connected to Him by beholding Him in His Word and depending on Him in prayer.

If there is a single event in all of the universe that can occur outside of God's sovereign control, then we cannot trust Him.

The point of this good-day-bad-day comparison is this: Regardless of our performance, we are always dependent on God's grace, His undeserved favor to those who deserve His wrath. Some days we may be more acutely conscious of our sinfulness and hence more aware of our need of His grace, but there is never a day when we can stand before Him on our own two feet of performance, when we are worthy enough to deserve His blessing.

Christianity is not a do-it-yourself thing.

God had brought a "crooked" event into my life, and I became acutely aware that only He could straighten it. Could I trust God whether or not He

God had brought a "crooked" event into my life, and I became acutely aware that only He could straighten it. Could I trust God whether or not He straightened my "crook" and relieved my distress?

we reduce God's control over our lives to a stop-and-go, in-and-out proposition.