Quotes about Purpose

The purpose of the story or music or painting, is to further the coming of the kingdom, to make us aware of our status as children of God, and to turn our feet towards home.

Success is not what you leave to but what you leave behind

Success is not something you get out of what you do.

Success is not what I've done compared with what others have done. Success is what I've done compared with what God has called me to do.

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal

A bee does not need to follow you to give you honey: you follow it. Become a person of value and you too won't have to beg anyone to follow you.

The fullness of joy is to behold God in everything. God is the ground, the substance, the teaching, the teacher, the purpose, and the reward for which every soul labors.

There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It's why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.

Children who die young are some of our greatest teachers. We are allowed to die when we have taught what we came to teach and when we have learned what we came to learn.

The one object God had in making you a branch is that Christ may through you bring life to men. Your personal salvation, your business and care for your family, are entirely subordinate to this. Your first aim in life, your first aim every day, should be to know how Christ desires to carry out His purpose in you.

I am in God's charge. My God is working out my life for me.

Jesus gave up His life to God, and by this He taught us that the only thing that life is worth living for is to give it back to God, even unto death.