Quotes about Destiny

The destiny of people cannot be reduced to a sociological or scientific formula; it contains mysterious, if not mystical factors.

Our sages teach us that two angels attach themselves to a man at birth and never leave him. One walks before and helps him climb mountains, the other follows in the shadows and pushes him toward his fall.

Either we are adrift in chaos or we are individuals, created, loved, upheld and placed purposefully, exactly where we are. Can you believe that? Can you trust God for that?

But, in the words of a Portuguese proverb, "God writes straight with crooked lines", and He is far more interested in getting us where He wants us to be than we are in getting there. He does not discuss things with us. He leads us faithfully and plainly as we trust Him and simply do the next thing.

isn't the problems that determine our destiny. It's how we respond.

But when the answer is no, then we know that God has something better at stake. Far greater things are at stake. There is another level, another kingdom, an invisible kingdom which you and I cannot see now but toward which we move and to which we belong.

God calls me. In a deeper sense than any other species of earthbound creature, I am called. And in a deeper sense I am free, for I can ignore the call.

Our actions, habits, character, and future are most definitely affected by our thoughts.

Time is redeemed when you make the most of your life by fulfilling God's purposes.

In God's hands, the ingredients of our lives will always work out ultimately for our good and, even better, for His eternal purposes.

Life is what happens to you while you're failing to plan it.

Out of the will of God, there is no such thing as success, in the will of God there cannot be any failure.