Quotes about Destiny

Do not ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.

The first question in the Westminster Shorter Catechism is "What is the chief end of man?" What is the final purpose? What is the main thing about us? Where are we going, and what will we do when we get there? The answer is "To glorify God and enjoy him forever".

We fantasize an archaeological scoop. Meanwhile what we have right before us turns out to be far more useful—a theological probe. Instead of being told what Jeremiah's parents were doing, we are told what his God was doing: "Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A prophet to the nations—that's what I had in mind for you" (Jer 1:5).

Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad.

Slow but sure moves the might of the gods.

I have found power in the mysteries of thought,exaltation in the chanting of the Muses;I have been versed in the reasonings of men;but Fate is stronger than anything I have known.

The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.

The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.

When we're born, the Good Lord gives each of us a Life Book. Chapter by chapter, we live and learn.

You cannot amputate your history from your destiny, because that is redemption.

Only the dear Lord knows what may befall us, just around the bend.

I'll tell my darling the story of the determined woman in my family tree who wholeheartedly believed that we're all here by design . . . that none of us is an accident in God's eyes. Our heavenly Father's hand is at work in all of our comings and goings—and in the choice of a life mate.