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Quotes About Purpose

Sometimes singed wings will fly with greater purpose.
~ Tom Althouse
Anoint me with "Fresh Oil" O God! Mold me and make me...totally for Your use! You are the potter, I am the clay. Amen
~ Pazaria Smith
Burning desire to be or do something gives us staying power - a reason to get up every morning or to pick ourselves up and start in again after a disappointment.
~ Marsha Sinetar
The purpose of prayer is emphatically not to bend God's will to ours, but rather to align our will to his.
~ John Stott
The chief purpose of prayer is that God may be glorified in the answer.
~ R. A. Torrey
We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.
~ Oswald Chambers
I would rather die now than to live a life of oblivious ease in so sick a world.
~ Nate Saint
We should not pray for God to be on our side, but pray that we may be on God's side.
~ Billy Graham
Prayer is essentially a partnership of the redeemed child of God working hand in hand with God toward the realization of His redemptive purposes on earth.
~ Jack W. Hayford
As long as I see anything to be done for God, life is worth having; but O how vain and unworthy it is to live for any lower end!
~ David Brainerd
Though prayer doesn't change God's mind or God's purposes, prayer does change something- It changes us.
~ Chuck Smith
Good morning, Lord! What are You up to today? Can I be a part of it? Thank You. Amen.
~ Norman Grubb
Prayer is not a way of making use of God; prayer is a way of offering ourselves to God in order that He should be able to make use of us.
~ William Barclay
Prayer wonderfully clears the vision; steadies the nerves; defines duty; stiffens the purpose; sweetens and strengthens the spirit.
~ S. D Gordon
The entire day receives order and discipline when it acquires unity. This unity must be sought and found in morning prayer. The morning prayer determines the day.
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Are you living for the things you are praying for?
~ Austin Phelps
Pursuing prayer is prayer on a mission. It is diligent, fervent, constant, persevering, determined, and convinced.
~ David Bryant
Prayer isn't where we change God, but He changes us. Instead of praying for OUR desires, let's pray He burden us with HIS.
~ Lecrae
Prayer does not change the purpose of God. But prayer does change the action of God.
~ Chuck Smith
God's purposes and plans will not fail. Before you spend all your prayer time telling Him about yours, ask about His.
~ Louie Giglio
Fervent prayer keeps your true identity in focus.
~ Priscilla Shirer
The purpose of all prayer is to find God's will and to make that our prayer
~ Catherine Marshall
The purpose of prayer and of God's call in your life isn't to make you number one in the world's eyes but to make Him number one in your life.
~ Ravi Zacharias
Prayer is not getting man's will done in heaven, but getting God's will done on earth. It is not overcoming God's reluctance but laying hold of God's willingness.
~ Richard Chenevix Trench