Quotes About Providence

I forget how many thousand eggs go wrong for one codfish that gets hatched. But as Berkeley said long ago, it is idle to censure the creation as wasteful if you believe in a creator who has unlimited stuff to play with.

A wise man is out of the reach of fortune.

We are kept all as securely in Love in woe as in weal, by the Goodness of God.

Who can love to walk in the dark? But providence doth often so dispose.

Remember this, had any other condition been better for you than the one in which you are, divine love would have put you there.

But God will use your mess for good. We see a perfect mess; God sees a perfect chance to train, test, and teach the future prime minister. We see a prison; God sees a kiln. We see famine; God sees the relocation of his chosen lineage. We call it Egypt; God calls it protective custody, where the sons of Jacob can escape barbaric Canaan and multiply abundantly in peace. We see Satan's tricks and ploys. God sees Satan tripped and foiled.

Each star, numbered. Each star, named! Like every grain of sand. Every hair on his head. Every trouble that filled his day. Created. Numbered. Known.

Personally? I think there's more going on around us than we realize. I think God uses even the bad and ugly things in this world to lead us to a good place.

We rest in him, find our nourishment in him. His roof of grace protects us from storms of guilt. His walls of providence secure us from destructive winds. His fireplace warms us during the lonely winters of life. We linger in the abode of Christ and never leave.

In God's hands intended evil becomes eventual good.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. (Genesis 50:20 NASB)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5 – 6 NIV

What keeps you from fully believing that God is a good Father who cares for every detail of your life?

God] oversees your world. He monitors your life. He doesn't need to check the doors; indeed, he is the door. Nothing will come your way apart from his permission.

Isaiah 57:1–2: "The good men perish; the godly die before their time, and no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to realize that God is taking them away from evil days ahead. For the godly who die shall rest in peace" (TLB).

He names the stars and knows the sparrows.

Quién puede ordenar que algo suceda sin permiso del Señor? ¿No envía el Altísimo tanto calamidad como bien?» (Lamentaciones 3.37, 38, NTV).

Seek first God's kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well. So don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own worries. Each day has enough trouble of its own" (Matthew 6:33–34).

In God's hands intended evil becomes eventual good. That's the message of Genesis 50:20 and the heart of Joseph's story.

God has an overall plan for people's lives and the details get worked out along the way, even though we usually have no idea what's going on.

It's all in God's hands. That's where it's always been.

It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.

Ben Carson: It's all in God's hands. Craig: But we believe you let God use your hands.

I also believe that God has an overall plan for people's lives and the details get worked out along the way, even though we usually have no idea what's going on.