Quotes About Meaning

meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain, but from being weary of pleasure.....It is not pain that has driven the West into emptiness, it has been the drowning of meaning in the oceans of our pleasures.

People in pain may look for comfort and explanations. People disappointed in pleasure look for purpose.

hold the view that all philosophizing on life's purpose is ultimately founded upon two fundamental assumptions, or conclusions. The first is, Does God exist? and the second, If God exists, what is His character or nature?

Oare nu este interesant cum poveÈ™tile, mai noi sau mai vechi, ajung mai devreme sau mai târziu s? vorbeasc? despre ce înseamn? s? iubeÈ™ti È™i s? fii iubit? Ele mediteaz? asupra acestei nevoi vitale pe care o simÈ›im toÈ›i pe parcursul vieÈ›ii noastre. Ne dorim cu ardoare s? È™tim È™i s? simÈ›im c? suntem iubiÈ›i. Tânjim dup? relaÈ›ii semnificative pentru noi, sigure È™i tot mai profunde.

If you do not believe that God is in control and has formed you for a purpose, then you will flounder on the high seas of purposelessness, drowning in the currents and drifting further into nothingness.

Cuvintele "te iubesc" fac acelaÈ™i lucru - ele sunt modelate de trecut, celebreaz? prezentul È™i dau glas speranÈ›ei în ce priveÈ™te viitorul.

a solemn reminder not to make our goal in life one of sheer material pursuit. The allurement is great, and the disappointments are proportionate.

Spirituality does not give relevance to life; rather, truth gives relevance to spirituality.

Purpose is to life what the skeleton is to the body. The muscle may have strength, but it needs support and attachment.

Los hilos morales de una vida son para reflejar y honrar al Dios que servimos, no un medio para entrar al cielo.

Worship that is properly understood and properly given is co-extensive with life… It informs all of life, everything we do and everything we say and think. At its core it is the sense and service of God. Worship brings into confluence all the questions and answers that we have and do not have.

We are alone in a world where everything is nothing and we are part of the divine.

And in our search for morality and happiness outside of God, we have effectively lost all three—God, morality, and happiness.

monotony finds no relief in adding variety or changing our attitude about it. Activity does not create meaning; it is the other way around.

Note that in normal cases of procreation, parents risk bringing a child into a lot of suffering; even the most fortunate of human lives is accompanied by seasons of serious suffering. Even more than that, parents procreate knowing full well that one day the child will suffer death.

Dios no muestra su obra en términos abstractos, prefiere lo concreto, y esto significa que, al final de tu vida, a tu corazón le sucederá una de tres cosas: se volverá duro, roto, o tierno.

pleasure brings no lasting fulfillment.

fe pertenece al ámbito de la mente. Si no crees que Dios tiene el dominio y que te formó para un propósito, naufragarás en el turbulento mar de la falta de propósito, te ahogarás en las corrientes y flotarás a la deriva en medio de la nada.

Worship is ultimately "seeing life God's way.

Cuando llegue el día y te encuentres con aquel que te creó, y examines los salvavidas que tantas veces te lanzó en tu existencia, al fin comprenderás cómo todos los detalles tienen sentido en la realidad turbulenta de las bendiciones y peligros de la vida. Todos estos nos hablarán del amor trascendental que Dios tiene por nosotros.

Doar printr-un raÈ›ionament superficial putem deduce c? întrucât am avut parte de dezam?gire din cauza suferinÈ›ei È™i a visurilor împlinite, viaÈ›a noastr? este goal? È™i lipsit? de sens.

we are called to see the gracious hand of a designing God in our lives.

We hunger for pleasure that goes beyond the physical because ultimately we are spiritual beings.

Without words life would be inexpressible. Even the best of emotions beg for a verbal expression. That is why the musician reaches not just to the melody but to the romance of language to bring harmony to life.