Quotes about Purpose

On the contrary, knowing I AM inspires us to excel in every area of life. Further, the power of this "I am not" message is that when we compete, and hopefully win, we can avoid the pitfall of gaining the whole world and yet losing our souls.2 As

That doesn't mean we should say, "Bring me more struggle because more people will get salvation." None of us runs eagerly into that battle. But when the battle comes to us, we know God is working a great purpose.

Enough of little lives led by little people, crumpling under the weight of stress. And enough of empty ambition masquerading as something grand yet marked by the numbing effects of a vacant heart.

We can either choose to cling to starring roles in the little-bitty stories of us or opt to exchange our fleeting moment in the spotlight for a supporting role in the eternally beautiful epic that is the Story of God. I

Abandoning the tiny story of me and embracing the forever Story of Jesus will allow our little lives to be filled with the wonder of God as we live for the unending applause of His name. And joining our small stories to His will give us what we all want most in life, anyway: the assurance that our brief moments on earth will count for something in a Story that never ends.

The Bible specifically notes that Abram was seventy-five years old when this all went down (v. 4). Seventy-five! Abram was no young man, and this blows up two myths: first, that a person needs to have life figured out when he or she is twenty, and second, that God doesn't give great callings to people when they're older and established in life.

ways. Most often, the trials we are walking through today are preparing us for a greater role in God's unfolding story.

The gospel isn't just a church talk. It's not just a good sermon. It tells every human what we need to know in the deepest part of our souls—that we have enormous worth to God.

That kind of thinking says my job every day is to put my life in God's hands. God's job every day is to use my circumstances for his glory.

How do you come to understand that what people intended for evil, God intended for good?

You are alive in the Spirit, alive by the Spirit, alive for Christ, alive in Christ, to live the life of Christ so that He might be glorified.

I want my life to defy human explanation.