Comfort Quote by Nancy Leigh DeMoss

“As we grow spiritually, God begins to wean us from things that we think we can't live without: things, comfort, the longing for life to 'work.' That's a childish instinct, to say, 'Life has to work the way I want it to work, and now'.” quote by Nancy Leigh DeMoss — Download Open image

“As we grow spiritually, God begins to wean us from things that we think we can't live without: things, comfort, the longing for life to 'work.' That's a childish instinct, to say, 'Life has to work the way I want it to work, and now'.”

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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