Quotes about Purpose
If at the age of thirty you don't know what God has called you to do; you may never know.
— Chris Oyakhilome
As a Christian, you ought to be less concerned about where God is bringing you out from, rather, focus on where He's taking you to.
— Chris Oyakhilome
Understand this: the extent of your vision is the boundary of your blessing! In other words,
— Chris Oyakhilome
Live as you will have wished to have lived when you are dying.
— Christian Furchtegott Gellert
Developing a life in God's presence above all else is the only way to fulfill our God-given destinies. Keys to our callings are released when we spend time there.
— Heidi Baker
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
— Helen Keller
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.
— Henri Nouwen
On many days, doing what matters most will not be easy. It is not supposed to be. God's purpose in creation was to let us prove ourselves. The plan was explained to us in the spirit world before we were born. We were valiant enough there to qualify for the opportunity to choose against temptation here to prepare for eternal life, the greatest of all the gifts of God. We rejoiced to know the test would be one of faithful obedience even when it would not be easy.
— Henry B. Eyring
The reality is that the Lord never calls the qualified; He qualifies the called.
— Henry Blackaby
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.
— Henry David Thoreau
When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.
— Henry David Thoreau
It is not enough to be busy... The question is: what are we busy about?
— Henry David Thoreau