#providence

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence. ↗

— David Viscott

#believe #fatalism #inclined #most #people

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we have been laboring. ↗

— Peter De Vries

#been #end #god #hope #kind

I abhor the supreme folly of those who blame the disciples of nature in defiance of those masters who were themselves her pupils ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#nature #providence #art

When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect me from The fool as adversary, Whose mind to him a kingdom is Where reason lacks dominion, Who calls conviction prejudice And prejudice opinion. ↗

— Phyllis McGinley

#argument #armed #blithe #calls #come

When we seek daily spiritual guidance, we are guided toward the next step forward for our art. Sometimes the step is very small. Sometimes the step is, "Wait. Not now." Sometimes the step is, "Work on something else for a while." When we are open to Divine Guidance, we will receive it. It will come to us as the hunch, the inkling, the itch. It will come to us as timely conversations with others. It will come to us in many ways--but it will come. ↗

— Julia Cameron

#help #art

Confidence is providence ↗

— Habeeb Akande

#confidence #providence #attitude

In the wilderness, God's covenant people struggled with a choice between feeding their bellies and nourishing their souls. God provided manna--a breadlike food that fell to the ground during the night--to sustain the wandering Israelites and to teach them how to value His Word more than physical fulfillment. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

#god #israelites #providence #faith

It is not by regretting what is irreparable that true work is to be done, but by making the best of what we are. It is not by complaining that we have not the right tools, but by using well the tools we have. What we are, and where we are is God's providential arrangement - God's doing, though it may be man's misdoing; and the manly and the wise way is to look your disadvantages in the face, and see what can be made our of them. ↗

— Will Schwalbe

#providence #work #life

When God issues a call to us, it is always a holy call. The vocation of dying is a sacred vocation. To understand that is one of the most important lessons a Christian can ever learn. When the summons comes, we can respond in many ways. We can become angry, bitter or terrified. But if we see it as a call from God and not a threat from Satan, we are far more prepared to cope with its difficulties. ↗

— R.C. Sproul

#fear #gospel #providence #tragedy #death

I am most thankful to Almighty Providence for mercies received, and determined still to press the case into public notice as a token of gratitude. ↗

— William Banting

#am #case #determined #gratitude #i