Quotes about Purpose

Part of discovering the adventure God has designed you for is learning how to frame it or reframe it.

Playing the man means playing hard—giving God everything you've got. It's leaving it all out on the court. The gold standard is Colossians 3:23, which says, Whatever you do, work at it with all of your heart, as working for the Lord. A literal translation could read: "Do it like your life depends on it." In other words, give it everything you've got. Don't just make a living. Make a life.

Today is the first day and last day of your life...try to make every day a masterpiece.

Few promises are more circled in my Bible than Proverbs 16:9: "In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.

God isn't offended by your biggest dreams or boldest prayers. He is offended by anything less.

If you establish a prayer routine, your life will be anything but routine. You will go to places, do things, and meet people you have no business going to, doing, or meeting. You don't need to seek opportunity. All you have to do is seek God. And if you seek God, opportunity will seek you.

The story God is writing through your life is someone else's subplot. It was true for David's mighty men. It's true for me. And it's true for you.

God isn't offended by big dreams; He's offended by anything less.

If your vision isn't perplexing and impossible, then you need to widen the diameter of your prayer circles.

The day we stop dreaming is the day we start dying.

In every dream journey, there comes a moment when you have to quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.

When God puts a passion in your heart, whether it be relieving starvation in Africa or educating children in the inner city or making movies with redemptive messages, that God-ordained passion becomes your responsibility. And you have a choice to make. Are you going to be irresponsibly responsible or responsibly irresponsible?