Quotes about Purpose

I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in the world.

We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work and accordingly labour faithfully for him not with a design to grow rich and great, but to glorify God, and do all the good we possibly can.

Oh that I could spend every moment of my life to God's glory.

Alas, that so much of my precious time is spent with so little of God.

I pray that we might not outlive our usefulness.

This day, I saw clearly that I should never be happy, yea, that God Himself could not make me happy, unless I could be in a capacity to 'please and glorify Him forever.' Take away this and admit me into all the fine heavens that can be conceived of by men or angels, and I should still be miserable forever.

Only one life "Twill soon be past Only what's done For Christ will last".

It's not that your most important work is meaningless; it's that your most trivial movements are also significant.

We live under the sun, but our destiny is beyond its rising and setting.

When I put God first, God takes care of me and energizes me to do what really needs to be done.

We can find ourselves in the middle of God's perfect will and in the middle of a perfect storm at the same time!

We can face whatever circumstances await us with courage if we just reflect on God's faithfulness and place our confidence in His great power and loving purpose for our lives.