Quotes About Purpose

Jesus' love does not depend upon what we do for him. Not at all. In the eyes of the King, you have value simply because you are. You don't have to look nice or perform well. Your value is inborn. Period.

God doesn't manufacture pain, but he certainly puts it to use.

Quiero hacer bien y no saber que lo hice.

you will get to know God, his purpose for you, and his love for you like you never have before.

By giving us stories like Joseph's, God allows us to study his plans.

But, Mr. Lucado, I want to be a missionary when I grow up

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men" (NIV). Such words can cut, can't they? Put them to use. "Let the words of Christ, in all their richness, live in your hearts and make you wise. Use his words to teach and counsel each other" (Col. 3:16 NLT). Don't make a

We Christians tend to miss this. We banter about pledges to "change the world," "make a difference for Christ," "lead people to the Lord." Yet these are by-products of the Christ-focused life. Our goal is not to bear fruit. Our goal is to stay attached.

In the great orchestra we call life, you have an instrument and a song, and you owe it to God to play them both sublimely.

It is only when we let go of life as we know it that we discover true life—the glorious plan laid out by God.

By giving us stories like Joseph's, God allows us to study his plans.

Su habilidad revela su destino.

he does pledge to reweave your pain for a higher purpose.

Sometimes God takes his time...

No deje que la comezón por las cosas materiales ni el oído para los aplausos le descarrile de los designios que Dios tiene para usted.

You cannot be anything you want to be. But you can be everything God wants you to be.

It may seem that the calamity sucked your life out to sea, but it hasn't. You still have your destiny.

Everything is indeed permitted if God does not exist, and man is in consequence forlorn, for he cannot find anything to depend on within or without himself."1

Death is God's way of taking people away from evil. From what kind of evil? An extended disease? An addiction? A dark season of rebellion? We don't know. But we know that no person lives one day more or less than God intends. "All the days planned for me were written in your book before I was one day old" (Ps. 139:16).

That's the point. Listen closely. Jesus' love does not depend on what we do for him. Not at all. In the eyes of the King, you have value simply because you are. You don't have to look nice or perform well. Your value is inborn. Period.

Everything you say and everything you do should all be done for Jesus your Lord. —COLOSSIANS 3:17

Cuando usted rinde el máximo haciendo lo que mejor sabe hacer, pone una sonrisa en el rostro del Señor.

Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living creatively. You either have no goal that is important enough to you, or you are not using your talents and efforts in a striving toward an important goal.

Fighting dragons is my holy joy.