Quotes about Confidence
In love to our brothers, we have the evidence of love to the Father, the basis of confidence before God, and the assurance that our prayer will be heard.
- Andrew Murray
In the early church their first love was forsaken after a time, and they placed their confidence in all the activities of service. And they were told in no uncertain terms, "You have forsaken your first love" (Revelation 2:4). And this is the tragedy: We keep ourselves busy with the things of the Lord and not with the Lord of the things.
- Andrew Murray
He became the true Vine, that we might be true branches. Both in regard to Christ and ourselves the words teach us the two lessons of absolute dependence and perfect confidence.
- Andrew Murray
The nearer we are to God, the less we are in ourselves, but the stronger we are in Him. The more I see of God, the less I become, the deeper is my confidence in Him. To become lowly, let God fill eye and heart. Where God is all, there is no time or place for man.
- Andrew Murray
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us . . . and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith. Heb. 10:19—22
- Andrew Murray
In this way our Lord teaches us that with infinite fatherliness and faithfulness is how God meets us in secret, so our part should be the childlike simplicity of faith with the confidence that our prayer will bring a blessing.
- Andrew Murray
it is father-like love that awakens childlike trust.
- Andrew Murray
It is only the fully surrendered heart that can fully trust God for all that He has promised.
- Andrew Murray
Self-confidence if the first requisite to great unertakings. - On Alexander Pope
- Samuel Johnson
ALLEGER (ALLE'GER) n.s.[from allege.]He that alleges. Which narrative, if we may believe it as confidently as the famous alleger of it, Pamphilio, appears to do, would seem to argue, that there is, sometimes, no other principle requisite, than what may result from the lucky mixture of the parts of several bodies.Boyle.
- Samuel Johnson
He that is down needs fear no fall.
- John Bunyan
He that is down need fear no fall.
- John Bunyan