Quotes about Intentionality

I can't afford to live in reaction to darkness. If I do, darkness has had a role in setting the agenda for my life. The devil is not worthy of such influence, even in the negative. Jesus lived in response to the Father. I must learn to do the same.

Do you see the intentionality in those words? "I will lift up my eyes." Do not meditate on the mess. You gain nothing by setting your eyes on the problem. You gain everything by setting your eyes on the Lord.

Here's a rule of thumb for the thought life that will be a catalyst for victory in all parts of life: starve the flesh and feed the spirit.

for Christians typical dating can often be a swerver - an approach to relationships that wants to go in a different direction than the one God has for us.

The hurried can become unhurried. But it will not happen by trying alone, nor will it happen instantly. You will have to enter a life of training.

The question isn't, "What do I want to get done in the next thirty days?" but, "Who do I want to become in this next season of my life?" Once we answer that key question, calendars and schedules are terrific tools for helping us accomplish our life goals, both interpersonal and practical.

We often are very, very busy, and usually very tired as a result, but we should ask ourselves how much of our reading and talking, visiting and lobbying, lecturing and writing, is more part of an impulsive reaction to the changing demands of our surroundings than an action that was born out of our own center.

The busyness of your life leaves little room for the source of your life.

Big things are built one brick at a time. Victories are achieved one choice at a time. A life well lived is chosen one day at a time.

You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.

Each and every thing I say yes to sets the pace of my life.

New Year's Day is a good time to fix one's eyes on the only One who knows what the year is to hold.