Hosea Ballou Quotes

God's will can become your internal reference point from this day forward; it is your choice.

If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, O, teach my heart To find that better way!

God is speaking to us. But are we listening to Him? When our conscience begins to nudge us for whatever reason, we might have this low-level misery or uneasiness about whatever it is we've done or we're about to do. At times like this, it's wise to prayerfully consider whether we're offending God with our actions.

To ascertain the Lord's will, we ought to use scriptural means. Prayer, the word of God, and His Spirit should be united together. We should go to the Lord repeatedly in prayer, and ask Him to teach us by His Spirit through His word.

Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others.

Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does not always tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do.

Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding.

I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of the time kept heaven in view, An' part steered clear of hell.

Some people may believe that their conscience is enough to guide them not to lie, be deceitful or do the other things God has commanded us not to do. I disagree.

To me, its seems necessary to rediscover - and the energy to do so exists - that even the political and economic spheres need moral responsibility, a responsibility that is born in man's heart and, in the end, has to do with the presence or absence of God.

Don't just ask God for what we want. Let him teach us what we should want.

Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.

The discipline of daily devotion to God undergirds decisions.

The Bible must be considered as the great source of all the truth by which men are to be guided in government as well as in all social transactions.

It is our responsibility to speak on social and moral issues for the instruction of the church and its members.

Know how to 'cling' to him in prayer, and then you will see the face of Christ more clearly in those whom you are called to serve.

I try to remind myself not to go anywhere or do anything without asking for spiritual direction through prayer and meditation.

Having received the Spirit of Christ to know good from evil, we should always choose the good.

I prayed about it, and I do believe that the Lord, at least in my life, likes to use one-year contracts and not long-term contracts.

In George W. Bush's case, the public paid far too little attention to the role of religion in his thinking. Many voters failed to appreciate that while Bush's religious beliefs may be moderate Methodist ones, he was someone who relied on his faith immoderately, as an alternative to rational understanding of complex issues.

'I have always asked God to guide me in each of my tasks.

Thanks to Allah, I trust myself to distinguish between right and wrong.

My religion means so much to me and to my career. It helps me so much.

I follow my gut and the prompting of my spirit in all things, small and big.

You can't base your decisions on anyone's opinion but yours and God's.