I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

Keep up the fires of thought, and all will go well.

There is nothing that saps one's confidence as the knowing how to do a thing

O God give us serenity to accept what cannot be changed courage to change what should be changed and wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.

Prayer is the act of seeing reality from God's point of view.

Or we can picture God as a caring parent with traits with love, generosity, and sensitivity- an infinite Being who personally interacts with and responds to creation. Accordingly, God considers prayers much as a wise parent might consider requests from a child.

For me, at least, guidance only becomes evident when I look backward, months and years later. Then the circuitous process falls into place and the hand of God seems clear. But at the moment of decision I feel mainly confusion and uncertainty. Indeed, almost all the guidance in my life has been subtle and indirect.

How odd, that prayer seems foolish to some people who base their lives on media trends, superstition, instinct, hormones, social propriety, or even astrology.)

God's impressions within and His Word without are always corroborated by His providence around, and we should quietly wait until these three focus into one point. … If you do not know what you ought to do, stand still until you do.

Persistent, internal inklings matched by external confirmation is often the way God directs believers into His will.

To make a time-sensitive decision, prayerfully consider which option will bring God the most glory and will encourage a more intimate relationship with Him.