--- title: "1 God Guide Quotes By E. Stanley Jones" description: "1 God Guide quotes by E. Stanley Jones. Plus more from E. Stanley Jones and more God Guide sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/e-stanley-jones-4545_children_obviously-god-must-guide-us-in-a-way-tha_1821265.png" --- > [“Obviously God must guide us in a way that will develop spontaneity in us. The development of character, rather than direction in this, that, and the other matter, must be the primary purpose of the Father. He will guide us,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/obviously-god-must-guide-us-in-a-way-that-will-develop-spontaneity-in/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/e-stanley-jones-4545_children_obviously-god-must-guide-us-in-a-way-tha_1821265.png) ## More by E. Stanley Jones > [The action carries a sense of incompleteness and frustration, but not of guilt. Victorious living does not mean perfect living in the sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/the-action-carries-a-sense-of-incompleteness-and-frustration-but-not/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [Many live in dread of what is coming. Why should we? The unknown puts adventure into life. ... The unexpected around the corner gives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/many-live-in-dread-of-what-is-coming-why-should-we-the-unknown-puts/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [The love of God invades me, the peace of God pervades me, the will of God persuades me, and I am wholly His.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/the-love-of-god-invades-me-the-peace-of-god-pervades-me-the-will-of/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [Your capacity to say "No" determines your capacity to say "Yes" to greater things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/your-capacity-to-say-no-determines-your-capacity-to-say-yes-to/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [A road that perhaps more than any other leads to self atrophy is undedicated money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/a-road-that-perhaps-more-than-any-other-leads-to-self-atrophy-is/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [Recognize negativism and inferiority attitudes as enemies - do not try to dress them as your friends. you will be tempted to look upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/recognize-negativism-and-inferiority-attitudes-as-enemies-do-not-try/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [When Satan attacks you, command him in the Name of Jesus to bend his neck. On the back of it you'll find there's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/when-satan-attacks-you-command-him-in-the-name-of-jesus-to-bend-his/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [To implant fear in the minds of children is a crime. If parents try to rule the child by fear, then fear rules the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/to-implant-fear-in-the-minds-of-children-is-a-crime-if-parents-try-to/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [Everybody who belongs to Christ belongs to everybody who belongs to Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/everybody-who-belongs-to-christ-belongs-to-everybody-who-belongs-to/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [Whatever we focus on determines what we become.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/whatever-we-focus-on-determines-what-we-become/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [In the pure, strong hours of the morning, when the soul of the day is at its best, lean upon the window sill of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/in-the-pure-strong-hours-of-the-morning-when-the-soul-of-the-day-is/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [Everything that happens to me can help me along in my Christian life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/everything-that-happens-to-me-can-help-me-along-in-my-christian-life/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [To live by worry is to live against reality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/to-live-by-worry-is-to-live-against-reality/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [If we know how to pray, we know how to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/if-we-know-how-to-pray-we-know-how-to-live/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) > [While love takes on itself impossible tasks, yet it finds that love lightens all loads. It is the same burden that wings are to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-stanley-jones/while-love-takes-on-itself-impossible-tasks-yet-it-finds-that-love/) [E. Stanley Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-stanley-jones/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-guide/e-stanley-jones/#itemlist", "name": "1 God Guide Quotes By E. 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