Quotes about Assurance

Could I trust Him even if I didn't understand?

God never makes a mistake; God has no regrets. "As for God, his way is perfect" (Psalm 18:30). We can trust God. He is trustworthy.

God is perfectly holy, then we can be confident that His actions toward us are always perfect and just.

God has no "if onlys." God never makes a mistake; God has no regrets. "As for God, his way is perfect" (Psalm 18:30). We can trust God. He is trustworthy.

Confidence in the sovereignty of God in all that affects us is crucial to our trusting Him. 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.

You and I may never have the privilege in this life of seeing an obvious outcome of God's plan for us, as Joseph did. But God's plan for us is no less firm and its outcome is no less certain than was God's plan for Joseph.

God's providence clearly affirms that we can trust God.

No one can harm you or jeopardize your future apart from the sovereign will of God.

Our trust in God must be based, not on someone else's experience, but upon what God has told us about Himself in His Word.

Our lives are also cluttered with a lot of "if onlys." "If only I had done this," or "if only that had not happened." But again, God has no "if onlys." God never makes a mistake; God has no regrets. "As for God, his way is perfect" (Psalm 18:30). We can trust God. He is trustworthy.

The assurance here is that God will show compassion. It is not enough to say that He is compassionate, but He will show compassion.

Discipline must come from trust and confidence.