Quotes about Purpose
God is in the business of strategically positioning us in the right place at the right time. A sense of destiny is our birthright as followers of Christ. God is awfully good at getting us where He wants us to go. But here's the catch: The right place often seems like the wrong place, and the right time often seems like the wrong time.
— Mark Batterson
But God doesn't call the qualified; God qualifies the called.
— Mark Batterson
One of the most paralyzing mistakes we make is thinking that our problems somehow disqualify us from being used by God. Let me just say it like it is: If you don't have any problems, you don't have any potential. Here's why. Your ability to help others heal is limited to where you've been wounded.
— Mark Batterson
Jesus didn't die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous. Faithfulness is not holding the fort. It's storming the gates of hell. The will of God is not an insurance plan. It's a daring plan. The complete surrender of your life to the cause of Christ isn't radical. It's normal. It's time to quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. It's time to go all in and all out for the All in All. Pack your coffin!
— Mark Batterson
God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
— Mark Batterson
Christians should desire to live their lives as good and godly stewards like Jesus, investing their time, talent, and treasure for God's purposes.
— Mark Driscoll
Corporate worship is to be missional.
— Mark Driscoll
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
— Mark Twain
The life of money-making is one undertaken under compulsion, and wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking; for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.
— Aristotle
Happiness does not lie in amusement; it would be strange if one were to take trouble and suffer hardship all one's life in order to amuse oneself
— Aristotle
Nature does nothing in vain. Therefore, it is imperative for persons to act in accordance with their nature and develop their latent talents, in order to be content and complete.
— Aristotle
Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.
— Aristotle