Quotes About Guidance

The Christian must see God's Law as a guide for his own personal behavior. God's Law is law, not suggestion. It is fundamentally obligatory, not merely recommended.

The Law does not have the power to sanctify; that is the Holy Spirit's ministry as he operates in the gospel. But the Law sets forth the God-ordained pattern of righteous behavior thereby providing an objective standard for the Spirit-filled Christian so that he might know what God expects of him. Sanctification is not guided or governed by warm feelings, cultural mores, or doing-the-best-I-can. It is guided by the moral character of God revealed in his Word.

I undertake that, in the exercise of my functions of that office I will have regard to any guidance with respect to ethical standards issued by the secretary of state under Section 66 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

For the word "full" when used in connection with the fulness of the Spirit, the word "controlled" is used, for that is what the word means in such a context. For instance, "Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost" (Luke 4:1, A.V.) becomes "Jesus, in the control of the Holy Spirit." The word "master,

Are the teeny-tiny steps feeling restrictive? Take bigger steps. Are you feeling a little unsure? Take smaller steps. TDD is a steering process -- a little this way, a little that way.

Thou Shall Not Fear moving to a new city, because I'm leading you. Thou Shall Not Fear losing your job, for I am your employer. Thou Shall Not Fear hard times, for I will take care of you. Thou Shall Not Fear the future, because I am waiting for you there. Thou Shall Not Fear death, because I am eternal Life.

Parents? affection is best shown by their teaching their children industry and self-denial.

If you believe that there's a being superior to yourself and that will guide you, strengthen you that helps a lot but, you know, you just have to stay the course. You just got to stay in there. You cannot be waffling or taking a poll to see what people think. You have to do what you think is right.

All commands from your lips are sweet....

We need leadership, and we need it now.

When we think we lead, we are most led.

We want God to show us the "practical" things. Who should I marry? What career should I pursue? We want guidance, but Jesus wants to give us himself. Jesus is the light of the world: he is the answer. He wants to show his glory in our lives.

Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation.

A servant leader—serves the mission and leads by serving those on mission with him.

Servant leadership is passionate service to the mission and to those who join the leader on that mission.

Ser pai ou mãe é uma preparação para aquele dia, quando seu filho estará diante do tribunal de Cristo e prestará contas.

I never exactly made a book. It's rather like taking dictation. I was given things to say.

Somewhere, right at the bottom of one's own being, one generally does know where one should go and what one should do. But there are times when the clown we call "I" behaves in such a distracting fashion that the inner voice cannot make its presence felt.

Explore daily the will of God.

All these guiding principles in therapy confront the doctor with important ethical duties which can be summed up in the single rule: be the man through whom you wish to influence others.

He who shall deliver me from the waters and bring me back to dry land, him will I bless with riches everlasting.

what am I to do here?

Thus, my friends, you learn much about the world, and through it about yourself, by what I say to you here. But you have not learned anything about your mysteries in this way; indeed, your way is darker than before, since my example will stand obstructively in your path. You may follow me, not on my way, but on yours.

Man is never helped in his suffering by what he thinks for himself, but only by revelations of a wisdom greater than his own. It is this which lifts him out of his distress.