Quotes about Promptings

You can leave the Bible on your bedside table untouched. You can ignore desires, dreams, doors, promptings and people. But you can't ignore pain, can you?

God speaks to us through dreams, desires, promptings, impressions, and ideas.

Spontaneity is an underappreciated dimension of spirituality. In fact, spiritual maturity has less to do with long-range visions than it does with moment-by-moment sensitivity to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. And it is our moment-by-moment sensitivity to the Holy Spirit that turns life into an everyday adventure.

His Spirit speaks with promptings that are not audible—often they are much louder than that—always in perfect harmony with the Scriptures and always resounding with perfect wisdom.

But a heart that refuses to listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit will not change, no matter how hard you pray.

The Holy Ghost causes out feelings to be more tender. We feel more charitable and compassionate. We are calmer. We have a greater capacity to love. People want to be around us because our very countenances radiate the influence of the Spirit. We are more godly in character. As a result, we are more sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Ghost and thus able to comprehend spiritual things.

Life's great moments evolve from simples acts of cooperation with God's mysterious promptings.

It takes a childlike heart to feel the promptings of the Spirit, to surrender to those commands, and to obey. That is what it takes to be nourished by the good word of God.