Corrie Ten Boom Quotes

Do we have a guide to help us choose the right and avoid dangerous detours? I have tried to pattern my life after the Master. Whenever I have a difficult decision to make, I have looked at that picture and asked myself, "What would He do?" Then I try to do it. We can never go wrong when we choose to follow the Savior.

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

You make the decision with vision and god makes the provision.

In arriving at a decision in a question of doubt, the apostles in the Acts were guided solely by their sense of the Spirit behind the action, not by any speculations as to consequences which might ensue. And so they found the truth.

Oh Lord, may I be directed what to do and what to leave undone.

I do not attempt to orchestrate my career. I let God do that.

Every morning when I get up, I ask God what he wants me to do, ask him to lead me to the right people to help them.

My intuition always guides me to the right place.

I prayed about it consistently - that God would direct me in the right path and that, when it would happen, I would know that I'm in the right place.

When you live your life knowing the mission and calling and voice of God in your soul and you know where that compass is driving you forward, you will become a rare commodity in a world searching for direction.

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

...every time you make a decision to be less than what God wants for you, you're denying yourself some of God's blessings. It's up to you. You can live a life with God's blessings, or just exist with all the consequences of choosing wrong.

When I had something I thought God was talking to me about, the first thing I did, before I ever talked to the congregation, was to sit down with the major influencers of the church and share with them what I thought God was speaking to me. I gave them time for input or questions. Many times they would ask questions and I would reply, "I need to spend more time on this. I'm not sure I'm thinking clearly there." Other times they added value and helped make this vision better or more accessible to the people.

Important decisions are risky. They should be controversial. Acclamation means that nobody has done the homework.

You want to make your own decisions, but you ought to make those decisions with an eternal perspective.

Whenever you're making an important decision, first ask if it gets you closer to your goals or farther away.

God does have a specific plan for our lives, but it is not one that He expects us to figure out before we make a decision.

For those who have asked, I freely confess that Jesus Christ is my personal Savior, and that I seek His guidance in all that I do.

If you're a leader, it's important to set aside time to quiet yourself and listen for God's direction.

Proceed with much prayer, and your way will be made plain.

When we arrive at dilemmas in life and we are unable to decipher the right direction to go, if we hope to maintain our confidence in the process, we must (repeat must) allow the Lord to be our Guide, our Strength, our Wisdom - our all!

It is very difficult to make really big, important, life-changing decisions because we are all susceptible to a formidable array of decision biases. There are more of them than we realize, and they come to visit us more often than we like to admit.

Embark on no enterprise which you cannot submit to the test of prayer.

My faith in God is a huge part of my life, and yeah He has blessed me with an amazing family, and group of friends. In the Bible he tells us to think positively about ourselves, to not be down on ourselves. So I just try to live the way He wants me to, and make the best decisions I can.

Spiritual guidance needs guidance. It's like comparing walking on the ground and mountain climbing. Once you learn how to walk, you can walk on the ground by yourself, but if you want to climb Mount Everest, you need a guide.