Quotes about Guidance
All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
— Abraham Lincoln
I take my role seriously as a pastor.
— Jesse Jackson
The Lord, Jesus Christ, is our perfect example of patience.
— Joseph Wirthlin
The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
We too must remain faithful to the 'yes' we have given to the Lord's offer of friendship. We know that he will never abandon us. We know that he will always sustain us through the gifts of the Spirit. Mary accepted the Lord's' proposal' in our name. So let us turn to her and ask her to guide us as we struggle to remain faithful to the life-giving relationship God has established with each one of us.
— Pope Benedict XVI
Lord, please do this ... or do something better!
— Priscilla Shirer
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. (3 John 4)
— Priscilla Shirer
True success in any endeavor can only come when the Father has initiated the activity and invited our participation.
— Priscilla Shirer
Other helpful passages include Job 31:1, Proverbs 6:27, Mark 9:42ff., Ephesians 5:3-7, and 2 Timothy 2:22, some of which are commented upon below.)
— Kent Hughes
When sudden change catapults you into something new, remember this: God has a better idea for how you should spend this time of your life. You may stubbornly say, "I am going to stay right here where this brook was, no matter what." But if the brook has dried up, like it or not, you have to move on. It is
— RT Kendall
When the brook dries up, we know it is time to move. God has something better in mind. Count on it. He will never leave you nor forsake you (seen Hebrews 13:5). No good thing will He withhold from you when it is God's will
— RT Kendall
Having been faced with a dried-up brook—a closed door if there ever was one—Elijah needed a window. He got it: The Lord told him to go to Zarephath of Sidon where a widow would look after him. The ravens and the brook, then, were to be succeeded by a Gentile widow about a hundred miles away. Zarephath was outside Israel in Gentile territory. It turns out that God had been at work behind the scenes: "I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food.
— RT Kendall