Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed, “Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?”
2 Samuel 7:18 (NLT)
“What more can I say to you? You know what your servant is really like, Sovereign Lord… How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you!”
2 Samuel 7:20, 22 (NLT)
“O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens… When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?”
Psalm 8:1, 4 (ESV)
“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.” Ephesians 2:4-5 NLT}{“Restore to me the joy of your salvation”
Psalms 51:12 (NLT)
“For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.”
Colossians 1:13-14 (NLT)
"O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!"
Psalm 139:1-7 (NLT)
“None of us intends to have our souls wander onto the dull and listless highway of the American Way. First comes the tuft of education, then the tuft of marriage, then children, a new home, and one day we wake up to discover that we have nibbled our way to lostness.”
Mike Yaconelli – Dangerous Wonder
“No one knew I was lost – my life had all the trappings of found-ness. I was a pastor, for heaven’s sake. I had spent twenty-five years in church-related ministry, and most of my days were consumed with writing or talking about Jesus. And yet I was lost, confused, soul weary, thirsty, and bone tired. I had succeeded at mimicking aliveness, but I was nearly dead.”
Mike Yaconelli – Dangerous Wonder
“I was astonished that although I now loved you… I did not persist in enjoyment of my God. Your beauty drew me to you, but soon I was dragged away from you by my own weight and in dismay I plunged again into the things of this world.”
Augustine – Confessions
