Quotes About Guidance

To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only him who goes before and no more the road which is too hard for us. Once more, all that self-denial can say is: "He leads the way, keep close to him.

It will always be true that the wisest course for the disciple is...to abide solely by the Word of God in all simplicity.

Holy Scripture is more than a watchword. It is also more than 'light for today'. It is God's revealed Word for all men, for all times. Holy Scripture does not consist of individual passages; it is a unit and is intended to be used as such.

Once more the daylight shines abroad, O brethren let us praise the Lord, Whose grace and mercy thus have kept The nightly watch while we have slept. We offer up ourselves to thee, That heart and word and deed may be In all things guided by thy mind, And in thine eyes acceptance find.

Nicht was wir gerade beten wollen, ist wichtig, sondern worum Gott von uns gebeten sein will. Wenn wir auf uns allein gestellt wären, so würden wir wohl auch vom Vaterunser oft nur die vierte Bitte beten. Aber Gott will es anders. Nicht die Armut unseres Herzens, sondern der Reichtum des Wortes Gottes soll unser Gebet bestimmen.

How shall we ever help a Christian brother and set him straight in his difficulty and doubt, if not with God's own Word? All our own words quickly fail.

Many go to great lengths to discover God's will or to hear His voice, yet we only need to open His Book.

The end of the rope stops in the palm of God.

God's will isn't always written in the sky, but it is clearly written in His Word.

The Lord watches over us every moment of every day. He is there--and He cares--about every step and every breath.

God's road for us may not be one that appears successful from our human vantage point, yet serves as part of his divine plan to fulfill his purposes in our lives.

God does not remove us from all harm; He uses harm to move us close to Him.

Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.

The government should set a goal for a clean environment but not mandate how that goal should be implemented.

And once Father Lucas said to me, 'Be simple, Matthew, life is a simple book, and an open book, read and be simple as the beasts in the field; just being miserable isn't enough -- you've got to know how.' So I got to thinking and I said to myself, 'This is a terrible thing that Father Lucas has put on me -- be simple like the beasts and yet think and harm nobody.

And once Father Lucas said to me, 'Be simple, Matthew, life is a simple book, and an open book, read and be simple as the beasts in the field; just being miserable isn't enough - you have to know how.

Dear Lord put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth .

A real man is capable of controlling himself before he controls his children.

Little Sandra Dee isn't supposed to smoke, you know. Or drink. Or breathe." - Sandra Dee, the actress

We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don't hesitate to be a lighthouse.

Mainly he appears in people's reveries and dreams for the purpose of inspiration and comfort.

You have to be there and show them or they have no role model. So she has to stay!

They appreciate what we're doing, what we've agreed to do and they want us to know that we'll be cared for. We'll be looked after and helped and they want us to remember this.