Quotes About Purpose

When a woman is absorbed with God's glory, she will interpret her life according to His Truth

For almost all these women, their faith is the means by which they make sense of the world and of themselves; it is who they are and what they do, not something they have.

Because that was the whole point of every person's journey. To be alive. To live and to keep moving forward.

Life is short. You have to do what you can while you have the chance.

potential is meaningless until you do something worthwhile. The world is filled with sad people who had potential.

Instead she was struck by the thought that she'd never felt worthy. That was the reason she was always rescuing the world. She was trying to earn her way into heaven. Barring that, she was trying to earn her way into happiness.

You're right on the edge. You can go either way. I think the world would be a better place if you found your way back. Don't become one of the lost souls. We already have too many.

She wanted a job she loved—she wanted to be excited about how she spent her day, instead of just going through the motions. She wanted to be proud of herself and strong and brave, and that meant she really had to get off her ass and do something.

Thanks. But I have to do

Jesus wanted to show mercy to every single person He met. He wanted to sweep them up and embrace them with His love. But because of His eternal plans for goodness, He can't always do that. I don't know why, but i believe He has a greater good than healing our temporary pain.

But you don't have to change the world to earn the applause of heaven.

God's only concern is what you do with the life you've been given.

The person who completes your life is not so much the person who shares all the years of your existence, but rather the person who made your life worth living, no matter how long or short a time you were given to spend with them.

what I hope readers will take away, is that a happy life is not made up of what you have dreamed of, chased after, and achieved, but rather whom you poured your life into, who poured their life into yours, and the difference you've made in the lives of others. Most of the dreams we pursue don't have intrinsic worth, but people always do.

Now. 1973. Exactly. He tipped back in his chair, his arms folded across his chest. So much changed in the sixties, the war, the rights of women, civil rights, the vote, protest against the war. On and on. I was getting my Ph.D. in Chicago and you were in college but that time was upheaval with a purpose. Now we've drawn back into our shells, wondering what we have done and what do we believe.? And is there any purpose to our lives?

Fierce love speaks to the energy that flows through a relationship. Energy keeps a relationship vital.  Fierce denotes a powerful energetic force that is present in our conversations, during lovemaking, even during a relaxing game of cards. We see our relationship as a living breathing being, a being with a pulse, needs, and a purpose.  Your job is to keep this being fed, energized, and vitally alive.  

Our intelligence, even our genius, is not given to us so we can brag or take credit for it. It is given to us so that we can be of service to others in some meaningful way.

I must change my life so that I can live it, not wait for it.

I was not looking for my dreams to interpret my life, but rather for my life to interpret my dreams

La actitud realmente seria es aquella que interpreta el arte como un medio para lograr algo que quizá sólo se puede alcanzar cuando se abandona el arte

A crisis of self-respect. What makes me feel strong? Being in love and work. I must work. I'm being wasted by self-pity and self-contempt.

Has it ever occurred to you that to clutch at life fearfully, unwilling to spend it, is not a form of gratitude to God for life?" Lizzie looked at her as if pained by some bright light. "But to fling one's whole being at a goal of interpreting God's creation—

If I don't love the feelings I have while creating those windows, I'm only working for coin and not from soul.

at age seventy-four, she was asked what had been the outstanding events of her life. She responded, "Work and more work! . . . loving everything terrifically. . . . The outstanding event to me is the doing—which I am still at.