Quotes about Purpose

A man without a cause from God is often just an angry man who doesn't know where to direct his pent-up energy and aggression. A warrior with a cause from God directs that warlike energy for a cause greater than himself.

What is it that makes you so angry, bothers you so deeply, that you're compelled to act?

You do what you do because of what you think of you.

When did we, as Christ followers, start to think that the church exists for us? When did we forget that we are the church? And that we're here for the world?

Your calling is more about who you are becoming than what you are doing.

We aren't designed by God to seek the image of others; we are designed to seek him. When we spend time on social media focusing on how well others present their lives, we are, to use one of my father's baseball analogies, taking our eye off the ball.

God loves to use people whom others believe are unqualified.

Endurance is critical if you want to succeed spectacularly at anything God sets before you.

Clearly determine your values, because when your values are clear, your decisions are easier.

We find our lives when we give them away.

The truth, not just for me but for you, is that our value is based not on what we do but on who made us (Ps. 139:13—16).

Serving isn't something we do. A servant is who we're called to be.