Shepherding Quotes

“Learn well how to think right and then be your own shepherd, otherwise you shall be the unlucky sheep of all sorts of cunning shepherds!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Narcissists assume everyone thinks the way they do. If you are a narcissist, there is hope for you. Admit that you lack the personality for shepherding. Not all have the capacity for shepherding. (Eph 4:11-12)
Lamentations, pg 7”
― Michael Ben Zehabe, Lamentations: how narcissistic leaders torment church and family

“The parent is the child's guide. This shepherding process helps a child to understand himself and the world in which he lives. The parent shepherds a child to assess himself and his responses. He shepherds the child to understand not just the "what" of the child's actions, but also the "why." As the shepherd, you want to help your child understand himself as a creature made by and for God. You cannot show him these things merely by instruction; you must lead him on a path of discovery. You must shepherd his thoughts, helping him to learn discernment and wisdom.”
― Tedd Tripp

“Pastor, Teacher, Preacher, Mr. Prophet, The Healing and Miracle Evangelist, and Brother/Sister Shepherd your Sheep are crying for a Balanced Meal because they are getting deformed. Teach them the Gospel of Jesus Christ (the Gospel of the Kingdom)—why He came to die for Humanity.”
― Wisdom Kwashie Mensah, THE HONEYMOON: A SACRED AND UNFORGETTABLE SAVOUR OF A BLISSFUL MARITAL JOURNEY

“Aside from mere money profit one would rather herd wolves than sheep.”
― John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra