Quotes about Guidance

the purpose of prayer is not to get what you want; the goal of prayer is to discern what God wants

Prayer is the way we take our hands off and place our children in the hands of God.

It's trusting God's heart even when we can't see His hand. It's understanding that sometimes the obstacle is the way!

Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.

Sometimes God gets in the way to show us the way.

He allows our small plans to fail so that His big dream for us can prevail. So keep planning like it depends on you, but make sure you pray like it depends on God. Prayer is the alpha and omega of planning. Don't just brainstorm; praystorm.

New Testament scholar Dr. Gordon Fee said that life is a wilderness, and a compass doesn't help very much. A map certainly doesn't help because you have to know where you are for starters. What you need in a place you've never been before is a guide. Jesus becomes the Guide to the Father's house.

The same is true spiritually. Until kids get into the driver's seat, they won't know how to get anywhere. What do I mean? You can pray for them their entire lives, but if you never let them pray, they're just along for the ride. They won't know how to get anywhere in prayer.

God is setting you up! He is in the business of strategically positioning us in the right place at the right time. And His angels are our advance team! Each trip around the sun has been carefully choreographed for us by the Creator of the universe. We just need to take His cues.

And it's often what we want to hear least that we need to hear most. Trust me, though, you want to hear what He has to say.

If you want to hear His comforting voice, you have to listen to His convicting voice.

God is big enough. He's big enough to speak through doors and dreams and people. He's close enough to speak through desires and promptings and pain.