Quotes about Guidance
Being Spirit led is simply hearing from God and obeying what he says. Sounds simple, right? It is, but it's also incredibly challenging.
— Dave Ferguson
Identity always precedes behavior. What you need is someone to come alongside you and help you remember who you are and to whom you belong.
— Dave Ferguson
I have no doubt that honest to-goodness, God-sent angels do indeed exist and participate in our lives, probably far more than we realize.
— James Garlow
Counseling is ultimately not about the counselee or the counselor, but about the Divine Counselor.
— James MacDonald
When the people of God are not told the works of God, they lose the wonder of God, and everyone does that which is right in his or her own eyes.
— James MacDonald
The role of biblical counselors is facilitate the discovery of a greater God awareness through spiritual eyes that look at life through scriptural lenses.
— James MacDonald
In healthy churches, the pastors life, not just his words, sets the tone for the church.
— James MacDonald
Ed Welch says that all counseling is a variation on a single theme: knowing and praying for the counselee. Of all the questions the counselor might ask, then, the central guiding question in the counselor's mind is, "How can I pray for you?
— James MacDonald
Love is what we need in friendship when we stumble, and truth is what we need when we stray.
— James MacDonald
God's Word is especially suited to directing those who want to focus primarily on the nature and direction of their own hearts.
— James MacDonald
Do all you can to defeat selfish shepherding in your own heart.
— James MacDonald
Word-centered people who enter counseling will be more likely follow the guidance set out in Scripture. Because they know more of the depth of their sin, they are more willing to allow other church members to help them stay on that right path.
— James MacDonald