Quotes about Guidance
God leads His children by a way that they know not, but He does not forget or cast off those who put their trust in Him.
— Ellen White
Before men can be truly wise, they must realize their dependence upon God, and be filled with His wisdom.
— Ellen White
There was no friend nigh to speak a comforting word to Jacob, no one to tell him he had in his sincere repentance done what he could. But God's eye was upon His servant. He sent His angels to reveal to him a ladder of brightness reaching from the earth to the highest heavens, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon this glorious ladder, which showed Jacob the connection and intercourse constantly going on between the two worlds.
— Ellen White
Our lives may seem a tangle; but as we commit ourselves to the wise Master Worker, He will bring out the pattern of life and character that will be to His own glory.
— Ellen White
Wherever he was, God was with him, giving him words to speak and power to work miracles.
— Ellen White
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Ps. 119:34.
— Ellen White
Though the people of Gergesa had not received Jesus, He did not leave them to the darkness they had chosen. When they bade Him depart from them, they had not heard His words. They were ignorant of that which they were rejecting. Therefore He again sent the light to them, and by those to whom they would not refuse to listen.
— Ellen White
I am encouraged and blessed as I realize that the God of Israel is still guiding His people, and that He will continue to be with them, even to the end.46 We cannot now step off the foundation that God has established. We cannot now enter into any new organization; for this would mean apostasy from the truth.47
— Ellen White
There is a light that shines in the darkness, which is only visible there.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
Then one night when my whole heart was open to hearing from God what I was supposed to do with my life, God said, "Anything that pleases you." "What?" I said, resorting to words again. "What kind of an answer is that?" "Do anything that pleases you," the voice in my head said again, "and belong to me.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
What we realize is number one, people want to know what the Bible says. In their heart, they want to know the Bible but it is just hard to understand the big picture of it. And number two, they want to know where they plug in.
— Max Lucado
Whatever their age, most men have never received true fathering.
— John Eldredge