Quotes about Purpose

We realize that God has us just where we need to be so that his purposes for us and his promises to us may come to pass.

God is at work, taking people who instinctively speak for themselves and transforming them into people who effectively speak for him.

Ask yourself: What makes your good day a good day? What are the things that tend to make you happy and satisfied? What gives your life a sense of meaning and purpose? What are the things you faithfully pursue, and what are you hoping to experience once you get them? If I watched the video of your last year, what treasure would I conclude you're after?

You can lose it all, but nothing can take life from you, because what defines life is simply not for the taking.

We simply weren't constructed to live only for ourselves. We were placed on earth to be part of something bigger than the narrow borders of our own survival and our own little definition of happiness. The desire resides in each of us, and it is called transcendence. To transcend is to be part of something greater. We were created to be part of something so big, so glorious, so far beyond the ordinary that it would totally change the way we approach every ordinary thing in our lives.

Only as we see our story enfolded in the larger story of redemption will we begin to live God-honoring lives.

God designed us to live in community, first with him and then with one another.

We are all capable of fighting for what has little value while forgetting things of transcendent value.

The difficulties we face in the here and now are not a sign that God has forgotten or abandoned us. He knows where he has placed us. He has placed us here because he is not after our ease; he is after our hearts.

What will you hook your heart to today in the hope that it will give you life?

All the things that disappoint you now are to remind you that this is not all there is

You're going to hunger for some success in life. May you hunger for the complete success of the gospel in your heart.