Quotes about Purpose

If God has allowed something difficult to happen to one of his children, he plans to use it mightily, if the child lets him.

God is where He calls us.

One thing I do: forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead … Philippians 3:13

God has a will for your life, Christ has a Word for your life, and the Holy Spirit has a way for your life. Nothing is impossible.

God made to spring up. It's a wonder that God would choose to slowly grow what He could have simply created grown. Why on earth would He go to the trouble to plant a garden forced to sprout rather than commanding it into existence, full bloom? Why leave His desk and get His pant legs soiled? Because God likes watching things grow.

Sometimes God requires much of us so we can experience the unmatched exhilaration of partnering in divine triumph.

Surely the greatest callings of God are the gravest as well.

Lord, make me a student and take me not home, until You look in my face and see the reflection of Your own.

Just take the next step. I'll show you what to do from there." During so much of this walk with God, we feel blindfolded. Certain seasons are pocked with such random events that we decide all is helter-skelter. Other seasons seem so illustriously orchestrated that the ties between events are like streamers of spun gold. From the very beginning, God geared the faith walk to be relational, not informational. The latter was always intended for the sake of the former.

Our need for love does not constitute anyone else's call but God's.

Single person: if you are in Christ, you have the ultimate relationship ahead of you. If God calls you to a life of singleness, feel special, and save yourself entirely for Him!

Have you ever wondered why God goes to the trouble of sanctifying us? He could instantly zap us into His image the moment we decide to follow Jesus, or He could transport us into heaven the moment of our conversion. Why would He opt for taking us through the long, drawn-out process of planting, watering, pruning, and harvesting? But sure enough, He rolls up His sleeves, puts palms to the dirt, and begins putting the pieces of our lives together in a way that matters.