No man can know God unless God has taught him; that is to say, that without God, God cannot be known.

No matter the circumstances, I encourage you to go forward with faith and prayer, calling on the Lord. You may not receive any direct revelation. But you will discover, as the years pass, that there has been a subtle guiding of your footsteps in paths of progress and great purpose.

Short or long to Goblin City? The straight way's short But the long way's pretty...

Instruct us, Father, gently in the secrets of your love.

I have no doubt, if people are really seeking the big questions, it will lead them to the Lord.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6).

To know the universe itself as a road, as many roads, as roads for traveling souls. -from Song of the Open Road

The difference between a path and a road is not only the obvious one. A path is little more than a habit that comes with knowledge of a place. It is a sort of ritual of familiarity. As a form, it is a form of contact with a known landscape. It is not destructive. It is the perfect adaptation, through experience and familiarity, of movement to place; it obeys the natural contours; such obstacles as it meets it goes around.

You simply need to trust, take each next step by faith. You will know what is right when the time comes.

Since the days of Abraham many men of unusual intellect not only have diligently studied the divine plan, but have devoted their lives to having a part in making it known to others.

Deep down within all of us is a longing to work out what life is all about and what we're meant to be doing.

Only when we start with God—someone bigger than ourselves—can we escape the destructive results of our own selfishness.