Quotes about Direction
I'm always asking God for direction, but I'll miss it if I constantly ignore His instruction. (11)
— Lysa TerKeurst
Truth is powerful. The more saturated we are with truth, the more powerful we'll be in resisting our temptations. And the more we'll naturally direct our cravings where they should be directed — to the Author of all truth.
— Lysa TerKeurst
it is clear the opposite of trusting God is leaning on our own understanding—trying to figure out things all on our own. And the evidence of whether or not I'm trusting Him is shown by where I place my focus. After all, we steer where we stare.
— Lysa TerKeurst
I'm just determined - determined not to go places I don't want to go simply because I didn't take the time to honestly evaluate. 70
— Lysa TerKeurst
When I was hired, I was urged] not to seek a clear definition of what I'd be doing because that would also make it clear what I was not supposed to do. Be careful not to define yourself out of an interesting job.
— Madeleine Albright
As Buechner says, we are in constant danger of being not actors in the drama of our lives but reactors, "to go where the world takes us, to drift with whatever current happens to be running the strongest.
— John Eldredge
And the truth is, quite often God's desire for us will run against the prevailing current. 'Get off the next exit.' His guidance sometimes (often?) seems counter-intuitive.
— John Eldredge
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
— John F. Kennedy
Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
— CS Lewis
I know not the way God leads me, but well do I know my Guide.
— Martin Luther
Faith upholds a Christian under all trials, by assuring him that every painful dispensation is under the direction of his Lord.
— John Newton
Faith is taking a step in the same direction that the evidence is pointing.
— Lee Strobel