Quotes About Guidance

My flag is raised high today. For others to see, sure. But more so to find which way my wind is blowing. Almost time to chart a course.

Allegiance to any spiritual teaching or teacher—any outside authority—is the most treacherous beast in the jungle.

Being an expert isn't telling other people what you know. It's understanding what questions to ask, and flexibly applying your knowledge to the specific situation at hand. Being an expert means providing sensible, highly contextual direction.

Part of the genius of (Nick) Sabin's system was that he understood that no matter the skill set, he was inheriting vulnerable kids from various backgrounds. For those times when they made poor decisions, as they invariably did, the safety net must be strong as far and wide as possible.

You know, I thought we could use a good myth about technology to help guide us through these particular modern waters right now.

Achieving simplicity begins with the basic notion that you're the captain of your fate: you are in control, steer the rudder, pull the lever, flip the switch, and call the shots.

I love to be directed. They can trust me and go.

If anything was certain, it was that there would always be people looking for someone to tell them what to believe in and what to do.

to live an abundant life meant to be controlled by the Holy Spirit.

someone who reads their horoscope in the daily newspaper is considered a practicing occultist, because he is looking to astrology for answers and direction instead of to God.

Deeper in their hearts, they were debating what kind of man they wanted their son to be.

Problems are often life's way of letting you know that you're off course and need to take corrective action.

Hank: As unbelievable as you may find this, Scott, we can do some things without your guidance. Warren: You're right, Hank! Why, did you know I went to the bathroom this morning- Hank: Not without Scott! Warren: Yes!

Throughout all of this, my parents did not forget my education. Not a formal education but the education that mattered. What to value. What to hold on to. What to let go of. What to fight for and what to discard. Where the traps were.

You were born to be among the advisors and thinkers, the spiritual and moral leaders for your society. There is every reason for pride.

La massa ha bisogno di una direzione. Essa è in movimento e muove verso qualcosa. La direzione comune a tutti gli appartenenti rinforza la sensazione di eguaglianza.

Our sages teach us that two angels attach themselves to a man at birth and never leave him. One walks before and helps him climb mountains, the other follows in the shadows and pushes him toward his fall.

most of us turn to religion for our ethics because we don't know where else to find them.

Traditions are just peer pressure from dead people.

It is God to whom and with whom we travel, and while He is the end of our journey, He is also at every stopping place.

The Word of God I think of as a straight edge, which shows up our own crookedness. We can't really tell how crooked our thinking is until we line it up with the straight edge of Scripture.

She is free not by disobeying the rules but by obeying them.

When ours are interrupted, his are not. His plans are proceeding exactly as scheduled, moving us always (including those minutes or hours or years which seem most useless or wasted or unendurable).

Either we are adrift in chaos or we are individuals, created, loved, upheld and placed purposefully, exactly where we are. Can you believe that? Can you trust God for that?