Quotes about Purpose

Joy is the serious business of Heaven.

What keeps me going is goals.

Christianity is a lifestyle. And being a Christian is more than a label.

The goal of human life is not death but resurrection.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.

When God does not supply our motivation, we tend to major in the minors and minor in the majors.

Our motivation and our thoughts about our actions become as important as the actions themselves.

The story of Isaac and Rebekah is an account of what was, but not necessarily of what should be for all of God's people.

Being "married for a mission" can revitalize a lot of marriages in which the partners think they suffer from a lack of compatibility; my suspicion is that many of these couples actually suffer from a lack of purpose.

I cannot promise you that if you respond with a blessing when you're hurt or wounded, your husband will change. I cannot promise you a life of happiness and personal fulfill-ment, but I can promise you that you are living according to your purpose and calling as a Christian; you are obeying the will of God and there is peace in obedience.

Knowing why we are married and should stay married is crucial. The key question is this: Will we approach marriage from a God-centered view or a self-centered view? In a self-centered view, we will maintain our marriage as long as our earthly comforts, desires, and expectations are met. In a God-centered view, we preserve our marriage because it brings glory to God and points a sinful world to a reconciling Creator.

The first purpose in marriage — beyond happiness, sexual expression, the bearing of children, companionship, mutual care and provision, or anything else — is to please God.