John Townsend - God Quotes

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Whatever our situation, we feel some sense of confusion, anxiety, and helplessness. At the same time, we think about God and wonder where He is.

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Though your experience may indicate that God has forgotten you or has left you alone, He is on your side. He is the God of grace, and He is actively working on your behalf.

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Our image of God, whom we can't see, is deeply affected by people, whom we can see.

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…there is something beyond our circumstances, and that is an emotional, from-the-heart connection to God, no matter what is going on in our lives.

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David, the man after God's own heart, got right to it and spilled out his guts about his experience: How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever?

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Faith grows when we assume the position of one who can't do it all by himself. That means we go to God, follow Him, and ask Him for help.

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Our tendency is to be strong, self-sufficient, and dependent on our own willpower, but rather than try harder, we should reach out to the God who is all-powerful…

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Trust in and value the benefit of God's compassion and identification.

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The message of Scripture is that God wants us to connect both with Him and also with each other.

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…the big picture of our spiritual growth is not an event but the development of the habit of relationship with God.

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…faith in God creates the possibility that even if our situations do not change, life can be good.

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…the central message of the Bible is about God redeeming a humanity that is in trouble and suffering.

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We want to know that life is good. Not perfect but good. Not problem free, but good. Good in some way that we did not anticipate. Good in some way that connects us to God, others, and our purposes in life.

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What is faith? Faith is trusting God for your problems and for your life.

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I have noticed in this economic downturn that more of my friends talk about God…

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I would not feel a lot of trust or hope in God if He was simply in touch with me without any impetus, power, or force to accomplish things. You may not always know the end game, but He is working for you.

John Townsend