Quotes About Guidance

The Bible comes alive only when we actively obey it.

If we had the right civilian leadership, we would have responsive military leadership. But I ask you, how can you lead somebody when you don't know where you are going?

A man is only a leader when a follower stands beside him.

In boardrooms and bedchambers, in lecture halls and marketplaces, God is hardly seen as a player let alone the author, the one who holds in His hand each king's heart and directs it like a watercourse (Proverbs

I notice that the goddamn glue is blobbing all over the plastic and Matt wants to know, "Dad, don't you think you should read the directions?" and I want to tell my son: Don't you realize that I've never read the directions to anything in my life?

Giving preachers advice on how to prepare sermons is a little like telling them what "their drink" should be at Starbucks.

By direct command, example, implication, or principles, God's Word tells us everything we need to know about every aspect of following him in life—from dating to marriage, from working to grieving, from evangelizing to eating. What should churches do? The answer is in the Bible.

To tell a story is to take power over it.

When a dark age comes, hold the light inside.

People who were abused as children tend to get angry and strike out at the world. People who were neglected tend to feel defeated and withdraw from the world. People who were not given guidance tend to lack confidence and self-reliance. Each pathway leads to different forms of self-defeat.

Questioning works better than telling. That's why Will didn't tell Evan, "Don't let your friends get you into trouble." Instead, he asked questions that made Evan think, "Who's likely to get into trouble, and what should I do if it happens?" In other words, Will didn't talk down to Evan, or talk at him. Instead, the two talked side by side emotionally as well as physically.

What I mean by crazy is irrational. There are four ways in which the people you deal with can be irrational: •?They can't see the world clearly. •?They say or think things that make no sense. •?They make decisions and take actions that aren't in their best interest. •?They become downright impossible when you try to guide them back to the side of reason.

6. Help guide the person to a saner way of thinking when he is calm.

When people have mentors like this, they grow up feeling safe and confident. As a result, they develop a strong core.

Good management consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people. —JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, INDUSTRIALIST AND PHILANTHROPIST

The only way any of us will ever thrive is if we first learn Scripture and then just take him at his Word.

Idealism is not a reliable guide to the meaning of Revelation.

Maps are essential. Planning a journey without a map is like building a house without drawings.

You normally shouldn't do this, though — it's not the Python way.

We need to walk the path we're calling our children to follow.

Leaders are dealers in hope.

First, believe in your ability to create the future. That's what leaders do—that is our job. Understand reality but never be imprisoned by it. Reality is a moment in time. The future has not yet been written—it is written by leaders.

title doesn't make someone a leader—and the absence of a title shouldn't keep someone from leading.

Before parents accept the wisdeom of a school board to cut school librarians, they should ask: Will my child graduate with a 21st-century resume, or a 19th-century transcript? . . . As the information landscape becomes ever more complex, why does a school district want to abandon its professional guides to it?