Quotes about Guidance

And I have discovered that God had it all planned, even before I had caught on to it.

Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another. It is the only means.

We often speak of "prayer coverings," or "covering" a person, event or organization in prayer. To be without this covering can create a vulnerability; people are exposed to attacks of the enemy. In order to provide this covering with the utmost effectiveness, we must have warnings and promptings (chazown) from the Holy Spirit. In other words, "without communication from the Holy Spirit, the people are uncovered.

Watch yourself that you make no covenant with the inhabitants of the land into which you are going or it will become a snare in your midst.

Gaining understanding is an important first step in effective prayer. An inner prompting will alert you to something your mind does not quite comprehend. At these times just ask the Lord to help you know how He wants you to pray.

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.

She rose too, not as if to meet him or to flee from him, but quietly, as though the worst of the task were done and she had only to wait; so quietly that, as he came close, her outstretched hands acted not as a check but as a guide to him.

We ought with reverence to approach that tremendous divinity, that loves courage, but commands counsel.

You would think that anyone would jump at the chance to escape shame. But that isn't the way it happens. Though shamed people are happy to guide others out of their dark prisons, they are always sure to get back to their own prisons by nightfall. That's home. That's what they are used to.

You have been given amazing gifts, and I have been praying that God would protect you so you can continue to use them well.

You barely realize what just happened. It is called faith. You just turned in Jesus' direction and you are listening. You want what he offers.

When in doubt, look at the Lord. Lift up your eyes (Numbers 21:4—9). That will be something it will take all your life to master, but what better time to start than now? Still, you can't imagine being an invited worshiper of God.