Rachel

“Those people knew a degree, a good job, a savings account, and comprehensive medical insurance were the safety net that wise people put in place before obeying God. Trusting God wasn’t anything so foolish as total dependency on him.”
― Alia Joy, Glorious Weakness: Discovering God in All We Lack

“A Gospel that does not speak to one’s total needs—e.g. need for work, education, food, housing, clothes, clean water, respect, and love—is surely no Gospel.”
― Vernon E. Light, Transforming the Church in Africa:: A New Contextually-Relevant Discipleship Model

“The thought that my dear Heavenly Father is always near, giving me abundantly of all those things, which truly enrich life and make it sweet and beautiful, makes every deprivation seem of little moment compared with the countless blessings I enjoy.”
― Helen Keller, The Story of My Life

“The possibility (probability) of making a mistake has the power to paralyze us. Not wanting to ever misstep, we set up strict guidelines and fence upon fence. But most of the time, we are not trying to protect ourselves from bad decisions as much as we are trying to protect ourselves from the punishment we’ve learned comes with missstepping. But if our choices are being driven by fear instead of faith, they are wrong regardless of whether we ever step outside the boundaries or not.8 Instead of being paralyzed by the possibility of making mistakes, we must learn to trust the goodness of God—to trust that even if we do fail, even when we do make a mistake, His goodness will lead us to repentance and bring us safely home.”
― Hannah Anderson, All That's Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment