--- title: "1 God Brought Quotes By Russ Ramsey" description: "1 God Brought quotes by Russ Ramsey. Plus more from Russ Ramsey and more God Brought sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/russ-ramsey-42952_desire_i-also-needed-what-god-has-brought-i-nee_2169552.jpg" --- > [“I also needed what God has brought. I needed to lose control. I needed a broken heart. I needed to be dipped in the crucible of suffering. Why? I may never fully know. But the God who brings his children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russ-ramsey/i-also-needed-what-god-has-brought-i-needed-to-lose-control-i-needed/) [Russ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russ-ramsey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/russ-ramsey-42952_desire_i-also-needed-what-god-has-brought-i-nee_2169552.jpg) ## More by Russ Ramsey > [“Tim Keller wrote, “Human beings are hope-shaped creatures. The way you live now is completely controlled by what you believe about the future.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russ-ramsey/tim-keller-wrote-human-beings-are-hope-shaped-creatures-the-way-you/) [Russ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russ-ramsey/) > [“Historically, God deals with those he loves by breaking them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russ-ramsey/historically-god-deals-with-those-he-loves-by-breaking-them/) [Russ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russ-ramsey/) > [“My other realization was that when I look back on my life as a performing songwriter, among all my regrets, all the moments of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russ-ramsey/my-other-realization-was-that-when-i-look-back-on-my-life-as-a/) [Russ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russ-ramsey/) > [“I do not like being thwarted, but shall I receive good from the God and not also trouble? The voices that say Recover so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russ-ramsey/i-do-not-like-being-thwarted-but-shall-i-receive-good-from-the-god/) [Russ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russ-ramsey/) > [“We want the people around us to show us a satisfactory measure of genuine empathy, but no one has any idea what that looks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russ-ramsey/we-want-the-people-around-us-to-show-us-a-satisfactory-measure-of/) [Russ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russ-ramsey/) > [“Affliction is not some test that simply exists to build our character. It beats us up. It changes us. It sobers us. It raises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russ-ramsey/affliction-is-not-some-test-that-simply-exists-to-build-our-character/) [Russ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russ-ramsey/) > [“I also needed what God has brought. I needed to lose control. I needed a broken heart. I needed to be dipped in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russ-ramsey/i-also-needed-what-god-has-brought-i-needed-to-lose-control-i-needed/) [Russ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russ-ramsey/) > [“Lamentation is the intentional process of grieving and mourning so that we can bid an honest farewell to what we’ve lost and embrace the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russ-ramsey/lamentation-is-the-intentional-process-of-grieving-and-mourning-so/) [Russ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russ-ramsey/) > [“There is something holy about taking up the task of stewarding a life, especially our own. If we come to this work at all,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russ-ramsey/there-is-something-holy-about-taking-up-the-task-of-stewarding-a-life/) [Russ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russ-ramsey/) > [“If I wanted, I could come up with reasons to be angry with everyone I know; there are sins of commission or omission I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russ-ramsey/if-i-wanted-i-could-come-up-with-reasons-to-be-angry-with-everyone-i/) [Russ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russ-ramsey/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-brought/russ-ramsey/#itemlist", "name": "1 God Brought Quotes By Russ Ramsey", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I also needed what God has brought. I needed to lose control. I needed a broken heart. I needed to be dipped in the crucible of suffering. Why? 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