Quotes About Guidance

For it is better, with closed eyes, to follow God as our guide, than, by relying on our own prudence, to wander through those circuitous paths which it devises for us.

God orders what we cannot do, that we may know what we ought to ask of him.

If we are not our own, but the Lord's, it is clear to what purpose all our deeds must be directed. We are not our own, therefore neither our reason nor our will should guide us in our thoughts and actions. We are not our own, therefore we should not seek what is only expedient to the flesh. We are not our own, therefore let us forget ourselves and our own interests in as far as possible.

We should consider that the brightness of the Divine countenance, which even an apostle declares to be inaccessible, (1Ti 6: 16) is a kind of labyrinth — a labyrinth to us inextricable, if the Word do not serve us as a thread to guide our path; and that it is better to limp in the way, than run with the greatest swiftness out of it.

Accordingly, the knowledge of ourselves not only arouses us to seek God, but also, as it were, leads us by the hand to find him.

O, man! learn from the precept what you ought to do; learn from correction, that it is your own fault you have not the power; and learn in prayer, whence it is that you may receive the power.

Without the Word, there is nothing left for us but darkness.

The Church is our mother, inasmuch as God has committed to her the kind office of bringing us up in the faith until we attain full age.

If everything went according to their own plans, they would never know what it means to follow God.

We should always look to the Lord, that by His care we might be led to whatever lot in life He provides for us.

natural reason can never guide men to Christ. Even

Each year, month, and day is governed by a new, a special, providence of God

Every person, therefore, on coming to the knowledge of himself, is not only urged to seek God, but is also led as by the hand to find him.

Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness.

He had the strongest awareness, as his actions showed, that the entire operation was in the hands of the Lord Jesus, who was no passive spectator but the invisible commander, ready to seize opportunities, recover from reverses, and deploy His forces as they gathered under His banner.

At length he told the Lord he would leave it in His hands. Peace flowed back. No voice or light disclosed the next move,

Literature has been our salvation, literature has inspired and guided lovers, routed despair and can perhaps in this case save the world.

We do not tell God who he is and what he is like; he tells us.

It is my fervent hope and prayer that by exposing my mistakes and by pointing out the things that were a part of my early life, some who might be following the same paths might not make those same mistakes.

One lies in truth, One's truth is lies. One path is death, One path is life. One question asked, The path to guide.

Most people who talked about angels seemed to picture a fusion of Tinker Bell and a crossing guard...

Lenda é uma coisa, realidade é outra. Aquela, nós contamos; esta escondemos. Criamos monstros na esperança de que as lições contidas nas histórias nos sirvam de guia quando nos deparamos com o que há de mais terrível na vida. Inventamos nomes para nossos medos e rezamos para não encontrar nada pior do que aquilo que nós mesmos criamos.

You already knew the right thing to do. You just needed someone to confirm it for you.

How can we lead the blind, if we are blind ourselves? His wine is coming to blur our vision, so that we can receive His vision.