Quotes About Guidance

Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.

We are born to action and whatever is capable of suggesting and guiding action has power over us from the first.

Each of us can be fearless and strong like this rock when we know, without a doubt, where we belong and what we should do. God helps us to know these things.

Lord, give me a quiet mind, That I might listen; A gentle tone of voice, That I might comfort others; A sound and healthy body, That I might share In the joy of walking And leaping and running; And a good sense of direction So I might know just where I'm going!

Little one, don't be afraid of this big river. Be safe in these warm arms for ever. Grow tall, my child, be wise and strong. But do not take from any man his song. Little one, don't be afraid of this dark night. Walk boldly as you see the truth and light. Love well, my child, laugh all day long, But do not take from any man his song. 16

As Grandfather used to say, 'In a crowd, everyone plays follow-the leader, even when they don't know who's leading.

stars are the spirits of good men

Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it.

There are three types of parents—first, those who are always fussing after their children, controlling and correcting them and trying to make them walk in the same paths as themselves; then the infinitely preferable variety, who neglect their children altogether; and lastly, the ideal kind, who watch their children from a distance and are ready with encouragement and friendship when that is needed. (Viola, p. 35)

Down through the years, I turned to the Bible and found in it all that I needed

I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help.

Worked examples are illustrations of how to complete a task—either a step-by-step procedural task or a more strategic task that involves critical thinking or problem solving.

Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby.

September 8 Today I pray for the knowledge of God's will for me and then follow my inner guidance. I choose to make my thoughts and actions align with peace and love.

The great illusion of leadership is to think that man can be led out of the desert by someone who has never been there. HENRI NOUWEN, THE WOUNDED HEALER

waiting on God to move or to shift something inside me while at the same time still needing to lead in the public arena.

There are times when a leader's deepest longing is to hear a word from the Lord. Beyond the muddle of all of our thoughts and ideas and brainstorming sessions, we long for an encounter with God that will penetrate all of that and bring some clarity to our situation.

there is a way of doing life in leadership that is not so complicated and heavy—a way of making decisions that does not have to rely on our own brilliance and ability to think hard, a way of being involved in God's work that ends up being more about God's work than our own.

While you won't be given 'more than you can bear,' you will be led by 'a way you do not know

corporate discernment begins with attending to the spiritual formation of each individual leader.

He routinely sought God out (or God sought him), there was an encounter, and then Moses did what God told him to do. For Moses, leadership was that simple!

It is a sobering thing to ask ourselves this question: Have I learned enough about how to wait on God in my own life to be able to call others to wait when that is what's truly needed? Have I done enough spiritual journeying to lead people on this part of their journey?

The great illusion of leadership is to think that man can be led out of the desert by someone who has never been there.

I'll follow, if you give the sign.