Quotes About Fulfillment

It was better to imagine a sacrifice being for something.

He wasnt afraid of dying, only of having not done all he could, and not properly spitting in the eye of death when it came for him. That final gesture was important.

The fact of the matter is that obedience to the Lord's command is the most sane and reasonable life and the one that yields the greatest joy. The witness of Scripture and of experience testifies that no one who lives sacrificially for Christ will ever suffer want. When a man obeys God, the Lord takes care of him.

Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?

Poverty is not only a lack of money, it's a lack of sense of meaning.

Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person you always should have been.

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.

I think the rampant individualism of our current culture is a catastrophe. The emphasis on self—individual success, self-fulfillment, individual freedom, self-actualization—is a catastrophe.

Companionate love is the calmer state that comes after, filled more with quiet satisfaction, friendship, and a gentler happiness

Joy is a byproduct experienced by people who are aiming for something else. But it comes.

you turn into a shrewd tactician, making a series of cautious semicommitments without really surrendering to some larger purpose. You lose the ability to say a hundred noes for the sake of one overwhelming and fulfilling yes.

Life can begin at eighty, but you don't need to wait that long.

No matter how much he accomplished he would always raise his standards slightly higher, and then he'd feel miserable.

Learn to swim, and then swim. -John Lennon when asked, "What's the meaning of life?

Still, making music is its own reward.

Much like the rat that presses the lever for more cocaine and forgets to eat, we'll crave music that pushes our buttons but has no sustenance.

Living "in" a story, being part of a narrative, is much more satisfying than living without one. I don't always know what narrative it is, because I'm living my life and not always reflecting on it, but as I edit these pages I am aware that I have an urge to see my sometimes random wandering as having a plot, a purpose guided by some underlying story.

God created you, and He knows exactly what you need to live your life to the fullest. As your Creator, He can restore you at the end of a draining day—so you can play beautiful music tomorrow!

God never intended for an individual to solve all of life's problems. He intended for each one of us to use whatever resources and gifts He gave us to make a difference where we are.13

We know that time with God can really make our day rich and meaningful, not to mention successful in ways we never dreamed were possible.

Well, yes,when you no longer have any desire, you are dead. Even desire for a product, a consumer item, is better than no desire at all. Desire for a camera, for instance, even a cheap one, a tawdry one, is enough to keep death at bay." a wicked smile, an inhale of the cigarette with those lips. "If the desire is real, of course.

There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.

Achievements can bring you satisfaction but not happiness.