Quotes about Providence

I believe God intervenes in the lives of every one of us. He speaks to us in different ways and at different times so that we may know he is the author of our very personality.

Psalm 37," he said. " 'The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.' God has it all

As much as that retrospective look troubles us, however, it makes for a fascinating confirmation that without God, the thing never would have happened.

Hannah Whitehall Smith, the author of The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life, said, "God disciplines the soul by inward exercises and outward providences." What she means is that God will put into our hearts the right thing to do in every situation, but if we choose not to do it, then He will allow our circumstances to become our teacher.

Begin to weave and God will provide the thread.

The bottom line is that God is holding everything together.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. ROMANS 8:28 KJV

Consider the lilies of the field and learn thoroughly how they grow; they neither toil nor spin. Yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his magnificence (excellence, dignity, and grace) was not arrayed

The message could not be any clearer; God provides, and we choose.

For example, if you need a job, you can go look for one. That is something that you can do, and if you do it, then God will help you get the right job. You cannot make a company hire you, but God can change the heart of the king (those in charge) even as He changes the course of the water flowing in rivers (Proverbs 21:1).

Good is not always God's will, but God's will is always good.

For those who love God all things work together for good.