The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
Proverbs 16:9"Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done."
C.S. Lewis, *Letters to an American Lady*"When the Scripture speaks of God directing our steps, it means that even our most carefully laid plans are ultimately subject to His will -- not to frustrate us, but to secure us in a wisdom greater than our own."
John Calvin, *Institutes of the Christian Religion*, Book I"The divine intention lies hidden in the depth of things. The goal of the virtuous life is to become like God. But this likeness is not a matter of outward resemblance; it is to be achieved through the disposition of the soul, through purity, through freedom from the passions that bind us to the material world."
Gregory of Nyssa, *On the Beatitudes*"We run carelessly to the precipice, after we have put something before us to prevent us from seeing it."
Blaise Pascal, *Pensées*What step are you trying to establish yourself, and what would it look like to let the Lord establish it instead?
"Don't demand that things happen as you wish, but wish that they happen as they do happen, and you will go on well."
Epictetus, *Enchiridion*, Chapter 8Sunny, +49°F | Humidity: 75% | Wind: ↙5mph -- St. Clair, MI