Quotes About Purpose

God must first accomplish something in you before he can accomplish something through you.

God] deposits a dream of what we can be for Him, a dream that acts as our internal honing device.

I used to pray, "I'm gonna live for God!" Now I pray, "God, come live through me." I used to pray, "I'm gonna work for God!" Now I pray, "God, come do your work through me." I used to pray, "I'm gonna serve God!" Now I pray, "God, please come and serve through

So long as breath remains in our lungs, untapped potential lies inside us, waiting to be released. The reason we are still alive is that we are carrying something inside us that this generation needs. That's why we're not yet in heaven.

We won't be held accountable for how much we have done, but for how much we have done of what He has asked us to do.

Why is knowing Him so important to God? Why does He want us to love Him with ever-increasing devotion?

The concept of boredom entails an inability to use up present moments in a personally fulfilling way.

When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.

[T]he invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you.

Everything is perfect in the universe -- even your desire to improve it.

Our intention creates our reality.

I do believe that certain people are fated to meet each other, to teach each other something essential, or show each other something essential. I can' t believe its all a coincidence

There is more to life," said Gandhi, "than increasing its speed.

Our greatest need from God isn't for Him to change our circumstances but for Him to use our circumstances to change us.

What Paragal intended for evil has become the foundation for much that is good.

Passion is a feeling that tells you: this is the right thing to do. Nothing can stand in my way. It doesn't matter what anyone else says. This feeling is so good that it cannot be ignored. I'm going to follow my bliss and act upon this glorious sensation of joy.

Passion is a feeling that tells you: this is the right thing to do. Nothing can stand in my way. It doesn't matter what anyone else says. This feeling is so good that it cannot be ignored. I'm going to follow my bliss and act upon this glorious sensation of joy.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

The Universe was not created to make humans comfortable.

THIS which is seeking is THAT which is sought, and THAT which is sought is THIS which is seeking.

It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work and when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings.

How prudently most men creep into nameless graves, while now and then one or two forget themselves into immortality.

Sometimes I felt like I was running from somewhere, but other times I felt like I was running to somewhere. (178)

Our talents do not entirely belong to us, nor do we choose them; they find us. - Lincoln Kirstein to Jerome Robbins