God listens and He responds. Sometimes His reply could be 'I'm with you. Do not be afraid.' Sadly, many times we withdrew long before receiving the blessing He has for us, what He wants to show us; or we get disappointed because we don’t recognize His answer for not being what we expected.
— Yilda B. Rivera, Autorin
Topics: Prayer & Silence, Faith & Trust
Occasions: Encouragement
Yilda B. Rivera
Yilda B. Rivera ist eine US-amerikanische christliche Autorin und Referentin der Gegenwart. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch ihr 2014 erschienenes Buch „Courage Under Fire“, in dem sie ihren Umgang mit einer schweren Krebserkrankung schildert und das Vertrauen auf Gott in existentiellen Krisen betont. Für Bibellesende steht sie für die alltagspraktische Ermutigung, inmitten von Leid und Ungewissheit an biblischen Verheißungen und am Gebet festzuhalten.
All quotes by Yilda B. Rivera (6)
When we pray, the circumstances often remain the same, but we become different.
Oswald Chambers
Prayer does not change God, but the one who prays.
Søren Kierkegaard
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
Corrie ten Boom
To pray is to draw breath from God.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Prayer does not equip us for greater works – prayer is the greater work.
Oswald Chambers
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.
Eugene Peterson