Quotes About Purpose

Sometimes the purpose of prayer is to get us out of circumstances, but more often than not, the purpose of prayer is to get us through them.

Jesus didn't die on the cross to keep us safe. Jesus died to make us dangerous.

I want to go after dreams that are destined to fail without diving intervention.

1. Do the best you can with what you have where you are. Success is not circumstantial. We usually focus on what we're doing or where we're going, but God's primary concern is who we're becoming in the process. We talk about "doing" the will of God, but the will of God has much more to do with "being

The true purpose of prayer is to get into God's presence so He can outline His agenda for us.

All of us want to do amazing things for God, but that isn't our job; it is God's job. Our job is simply to consecrate ourselves by yielding our will to His will. And if we do our job, God will do His job.

God wants us to get where God wants us to go more than we want to get where God wants us to go.

God is in the business of strategically positioning us in the right place at the right time. Of course, it often seems like the wrong place at the wrong time. But like a grand master who strategically positions his pawns, bishops, kings, and queens, God is setting you up.

Destiny is not a mystery. For better or worse, your destiny is the result of your daily decisions and defining decisions.

You don't need wealth or position or power to make a difference. You just need to do the best you can with what you have where you are. And if you are faithful in Babylon, God will bless you in Jerusalem.

It's not about being in the right place at the right time; it's about being the right person, even if you find yourself in the wrong circumstances.

We tend to view the goal as the goal, but in God's economy, the process is the goal. It's not about what we're doing at all; it's about who we're becoming in the process.

I'm not convinced that your date of death is the date carved on your tombstone. Most people die long before that. We start dying when we have nothing worth living for. And we don't really start living until we find something worth dying for. Ironically, discovering something worth dying for is what makes life worth living.

Take a step of faith when God gives you a vision because you trust that the One who gave you the vision is going to make provision. And for the record, if the vision is from God, it will most definitely be beyond your means.

Part of discovering the adventure God has designed you for is learning how to frame it or reframe it.

Playing the man means playing hard—giving God everything you've got. It's leaving it all out on the court. The gold standard is Colossians 3:23, which says, Whatever you do, work at it with all of your heart, as working for the Lord. A literal translation could read: "Do it like your life depends on it." In other words, give it everything you've got. Don't just make a living. Make a life.

Few promises are more circled in my Bible than Proverbs 16:9: "In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.

If you establish a prayer routine, your life will be anything but routine. You will go to places, do things, and meet people you have no business going to, doing, or meeting. You don't need to seek opportunity. All you have to do is seek God. And if you seek God, opportunity will seek you.

The story God is writing through your life is someone else's subplot. It was true for David's mighty men. It's true for me. And it's true for you.

God isn't offended by big dreams; He's offended by anything less.

Drawing prayer circles starts with discerning what God wants, what God wills. And until His sovereign will becomes your sanctified wish, your prayer life will be unplugged from its power supply. Sure, you can apply some of the principles of becoming a circle maker, and they may help you get what you want, but getting what you want isn't the goal; the goal is glorifying God by drawing circles around the promises, miracles, and dreams He wants for you.

If your plans aren't birthed in prayer and bathed in prayer, they won't succeed.

The day we stop dreaming is the day we start dying.

In every dream journey, there comes a moment when you have to quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.