Quotes about Purpose

God's will doesn't just drop into our laps when we're sittin' still. Nee, He guides us when we're walking in His steps, moving forward. That way, He can stop us or nudge us onward.

He didn't say a word or do an action that did not have a purpose

I actually thought that it would be a little confusing during the same period of your life to be in one meeting when you're trying to make money, and then go to another meeting where you're giving it away. I mean is it gonna erode your ability, you know, to make money? Are you gonna somehow get confused about what you're trying to do?

Simplified living is about more than doing less. It's being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded focus. It's walking away from innumerable lesser opportunities in favor of the few to which we've been called and for which we've been created.

The question isn't, "What do I want to get done in the next thirty days?" but, "Who do I want to become in this next season of my life?

Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.

He arms us with purpose by giving us a promise instead of the answer. That way, we are forced to learn how to believe Him before the answer comes and then learn how to exercise His will in the circumstances that are contrary to the given promise. This is part of what it means to be a co-laborer with Christ. He labors, and we labor with Him.

Whenever you step into what you are called to do, it gives life back to you and doesn't drain you as much as it builds you. There is a divine grace.

Each of us was meant to be an original, but most of us die merely a copy. Anyone who discovers who God made him or her to be would never want to be anyone else.

The promise of the Father, the coming of the Holy Spirit, reintroduces us to the original purpose for humanity—a people suited to carry the fullness of God on earth.

We don't lead because we are necessarily the most qualified; we lead because we are "called" to be the leader.

Remaining poor in spirit, combined with a first love passion for Jesus are the keys God created to anchor us to the center of His work.