Quotes about Purpose
but the call here is not so much about specific activities as it is about a lifestyle committed to God's purposes, encompassing all the details of daily life.
— Timothy Lane
What we are getting at is that, because you are a human being, there is always something you are living for; always some desire, goal, treasure, purpose, value, or craving that controls your heart.
— Timothy Lane
This passage is saying, "Make the most of every area in which God has placed you." Are you single, married, retired, parent, child, friend, employer, employee, student, or grandparent?
— Timothy Lane
Worship is first an identity before it becomes an activity.
— Timothy Lane
Language is not a human invention to be used in whatever way serves our interests. If God is the first speaker, then language is his creation. This means that our ability to speak was given to us by the Creator and it exists for his glory.
— Timothy Lane
God has a bigger agenda for our relationships than we do
— Timothy Lane
We love us and we have a wonderful plan for our lives! We have a dream. The problem is that it is not the Lord's.
— Timothy Lane
Positive personal change takes place when my dreams of change line up with God's purposes for change.
— Timothy Lane
Your words are always in pursuit of some kind of kingdom.
— Timothy Lane
Our purpose is to get what we want, but God's purpose is to give us what we really need.
— Timothy Lane
I want all of our talk to be redemptively constructive, from the most mundane details to the huge life decisions.
— Timothy Lane
We enter relationships for personal pleasure, self-actualization, and fun. We want low personal cost and high self-defined returns. But God wants high personal cost and high God-defined returns.
— Timothy Lane