Quotes about Purpose

As every vibrant subcommunity knows, the defining prerequisite for such a subcommunity is a conviction that it can and will be different because of the purposes of God that will not relent.

It is clear that human agents have been at work through the entire traditioning process. They witness to the will, purpose, and presence of YHWH, who remains inscrutably hidden in and through the text and yet who discloses YHWH's own holy self through that same text.

Idolatry consists in harnessing God for our purposes, regarding Yahweh as a reliable ally in our interests, so that God finally becomes useful to us.11 That usefulness is a temptation of all zealous religion, conservative or liberal.

Great minds have purposes, little minds have wishes.

Good is not always God's will, but God's will is always good.

Man's thought is always of the punishment that will come to him if he sins. God's thought is always of the glory man will miss if he sins. God's purpose for redemption is glory, glory, glory.

When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.

Our intention creates our reality.

Are you unhappy? Do you feel lost and lacking in purpose? Focus on the needs of others and serve as Jesus did.

But when you walk out your days with God's intent at the core of all that you do, a renewed energy is found.

Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word. Psalm 119:37, NIV

You are chosen by the Creator of the universe—the One who knows you by name and never forgets you. He is the One who took us from "nothing to something, from rejected to accepted".