The great antidote to anxiety is to come to God in prayer. We are to pray about everything. Nothing is too big for Him to handle, and nothing is too small to escape His attention. Jerry Bridges More Quotes by Jerry Bridges More Quotes From Jerry Bridges Love provides the motive for obeying the commands of the law, but the law provides specific direction for exercising love. Jerry Bridges motive law exercise This is the essence of God's sovereignty; His absolute independence to do as He pleases and His absolute control over the actions of all His creatures. No creature, person, or empire can either thwart His will or act outside the bounds of His will. Jerry Bridges empires independence essence Modern Christians, especially those in the Western world, have generally been found wanting in the area of holiness of body. Gluttony and laziness, for example, were regarded by earlier Christians as sin. Today we may look on these as weaknesses of the will but certainly not sin. We even joke about our overeating and other indulgences instead of crying out to God in confession and repentance. Jerry Bridges body christian world Thankfulness to God is a recognition that God in His goodness and faithfulness has provided for us and cared for us, both physically and spiritually. It is a recognition that we are totally dependent upon Him; that all that we are and have comes from God. Jerry Bridges faithfulness recognition thankfulness God will never allow any action against you that is not in accord with His will for you. And His will is always directed to our good. Jerry Bridges accord gods-will action God never allows pain without a purpose. Jerry Bridges romans-8 pain purpose Giving thanks to God for both His temporal and spiritual blessings in our lives is not just a nice thing to do - it is the moral will of God. Failure to give Him the thanks due Him is sin. Jerry Bridges thanksgiving religious spiritual No detail of your life is too insignificant for your heavenly Father's attention. Jerry Bridges details christian father The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God Jerry Bridges envy contentment sin A willingness to share our possessions with one another is a very important aspect of true biblical community. Jerry Bridges biblical community important We ought to be as earnest and frequent in our prayers of thanksgiving when the cupboard is full as we would be in our prayers of supplication if the cupboards were bare. Jerry Bridges cupboards prayer would-be It is not the fact that we are united in common goals or purposes that makes us a community. Rather, it is the fact that we share a common life in Christ. Jerry Bridges community purpose goal God is worthy of my loving obedience because of who He is, not because of what he does. Jerry Bridges obedience worthy doe God makes provision for our holiness, but He gives us the responsibility of using those provisions. Jerry Bridges holiness responsibility giving Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God. Jerry Bridges tangible expression prayer We insist that God must surely lead everyone as we believe He has led us. We refuse to allow God the freedom to deal with each of us as individuals. When we think like that, we are legalistic. Jerry Bridges individual believe thinking The level of our obedience is most often determined by the behavior standard of other Christians around us. Jerry Bridges determined levels christian Prayer assumes the sovereignty of God. If God is not sovereign, we have no assurance that He is able to answer our prayers. Our prayers would become nothing more than wishes. But while God's sovereignty, along with his wisdom and love, is the foundation of our trust in Him, prayer is the expression of that trust. Jerry Bridges expression prayer love-is Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God Jerry Bridges holiness conformity character Legalism insists on conformity to manmade religious rules and requirements, which are often unspoken but are nevertheless very real... There are far too many instances within Christendom where our traditions and rules are, in practice, more important than God's commands. Jerry Bridges real religious practice
