And yet, far off, I can hear something whispering that this compulsion to do, to intrude ourselves, to improve on what is--even when wholly well intentioned, when wholly well intentioned--is the source of all our troubles.
If we rely on anything else besides faith to maintain the practice of the presence of God, we will certainly fail, whether this is our feelings, or experiences, or sincerity, or good intentions, or reasonings, or plans. The reason these things will f...
Unless you interfere with your belief system, which is where you make most of your decisions, you will recreate the status quo.
My privacy is very intentional.
My intention is to do more films.
(God's) nature, identity, and overarching purposes are no doubt unchanging. But his intentions with regard to many particular matters that concern individual human beings are not. This does not diminish him. Far from it. He would be a lesser God if h...
The life of the cenobite is a human problem. When we speak of convents, those seats of error but innocence, of mistaken views but good intentions, of ignorance but devotion, of torment but martyrdom, we must nearly always say yes or no...The monaster...
It has been said by many great Christians that prayer is our secret weapon. If we desire to be free from every enemy stronghold over our lives and fully fortified to live the superhuman existences God intended us to live, then we must learn how to pr...
What if good institutions were in fact the product of good intentions? What if the cynicism that is supposed to be rigor and the acquisitiveness that is supposed to be realism are making us forget the origins of the greatness we lay claim to - power ...
What is the quality of your intent?
I had no intention of being an entertainer.
My mom, for all intents and purposes, was a single parent.
History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Faith is intentional blindness to realities of life
I don't have any intention of resigning.
My intention... isn't to create controversy.
Intentions count in your actions.
The essence of communication is intention.
Distance can ruin even the best of intentions. But I suppose it depends on how you look at it. Distance just adds a richness you would not otherwise get. People come. People go. They will drift in and out of your life, almost like characters in a fav...
Will is intention favored by emotions.