Quotes About Guidance

Even before the sun lights the day, fireflies illuminate the path.

Ultimately we really only have the choice of trusting that God's with us, willing ourselves to walk with him as we walk this earth, learning from the roads we take.

Yes, children need to learn patience, but parents need to be patient long enough to let them learn.

Where do we put your diaper?" "Which book do you want to read?" "What do you think will happen if you push your tricycle over the curb?" or "How should we get ready for childcare?

When your child wants to do something else, you can say, "That isn't one of the choices. You can decide between ________ (repeat the choices available).

It is important to note that this does not mean allowing children to rule the home.

There is a popular cartoon that shows a mother talking to her child. "Honey," she says, "when you're older, I want you to be confident, assertive, and independent. But right now I want you to be compliant, quiet, and obedient." Most parents know the feeling: The very same qualities that we want for our children as adults can make life challenging when they're young.

Often adults fail to realize that they simply can't reason with a toddler and thus they spend more time talking than acting. No matter how well you use them, words are often little more than sounds to young children. Actions, like removing a child from a forbidden temptation by picking him up and carrying him to another location, provide an unmistakable message.

Children do cooperate (most of the time, at least) when they're involved in finding solutions to problems; they will understand "no" when they are developmentally ready; and they listen when parents listen to them and talk in ways that invite listening. Problems are solved more easily when parents use kind and firm guidance until children are old enough to be involved in the process of creating limits and focusing on solutions.

He's not deliberately trying to drive you insane; he's either exploring at his age-appropriate level or learning about consistency and making sure adults mean what they say (an important part of trust).

True discipline guides, teaches, and invites healthy behavior. As you may have discovered, you can never really control anyone's behavior but your own, and attempts to control your child usually create more problems and power struggles.

A good teacher does not teach all that he knows. He teaches all that the learners need to know at the time, and all that the learners can accountably learn in the time given.

Ida finally made up her mind when she visited her father's grave. She asked herself what he would have advised her to do, and she felt sure that he would have told her to reach for the stars, that Jesus promised that people could move mountains if they only believed.

God," Louie prayed as he walked, "You know I don't want to do that, so if You want me to go to Japan, please make it very clear. I'm a new Christian. You'll have to give me a swift kick in the pants so that I know it's really You.

Inside,I closed the door quietly. Tom slept on his back in the straw with arms out wide like Christ crucified. I thanked Saint Barbara for guiding me safely thus far. "Tom?" A stirring in the straw, a head looking up, a disgusted gasp. "Unclean! Do they send a leper to infect me now?" I ran to him,whispering. "Hush.It's me, Tess.

Tell me where you're taking me." "I take you nowhere, Princess," he called back. "It's you who follows me.

I want God's Word written on my heart so that my life reflects a close walk with God.

Mentoring is: Sharing Life's Experiences and God's Faithfulness

God will show you who to partner with when the time comes.

Mothers don't let your daughters grow up to be models unless you're present.

It did not occur to me at that time to ask God to reveal his vision for my life. On my own, following my head rather than my heart, I chose the safe path.

Really, there was only one sensible thing to do. Stay the course. Pray it through, day by day, minute by minute. The Lord had an answer and it would surely come. (p. 203)

The Bible says if you pray for wisdom, God will give it to you!

God already knows who did this, after all. If we pray for wisdom, He will give it to us. That's what the Bible says. So pray for wisdom!