Quotes about Purpose

Life is simpler when we have only one agenda to meet: God's.

like Jesus, the greatest spiritual leader who ever walked the earth, need to be serious about "our Father's business.

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. It's a lifestyle that allows us, when our heads hit the pillow at night, to reflect with gratitude that our day was well invested and the varied responsibilities of our lives are in order.

Every life will be better if God is at the center of it.

If God has given you a kingdom vision, if you see it clearly and feel it deeply, you had better take responsibility for it. You had better give your life to it. That's why God made you a leader.

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?" Once we answer that key question, calendars and schedules are terrific tools for helping us accomplish our life goals, both interpersonal and practical.

The world writes books with titles like Think and Grow Rich, but if Jesus were writing for today's market, he'd title his book Love and Give Everything Away.

Jesus' mission is most affirmed when wanderers come home.

If you're attempting to do the work of evangelism and your life is stuffed with believers, you'll find yourself out of work pretty quickly. What's the point of saving the "already saved"?

In order to be successful in any undertaking, I think the main thing is for one to grow to the point where he completely forgets himself; that is, to lose himself in a great cause. In proportion as one loses himself in this way, in the same degree does he get the highest happiness out of his work.

Fortunately Jesus didn't leave [the disciples]-or any of us-without hope or direction. Where we fail, Jesus succeeded. The only One who as able to recognize and follow His purpose from the beginning was Jesus. He alone was able to obey consistently and please God completely. And His divine mission was to make a way for each of us to do the same.

Whatever we do, we must not treat the Great Commission like it's the Great Suggestion.