Quotes about Intention

growing closer to God has a whole lot less to do with any action we might take and a whole lot more to do with positioning our hearts toward His.

growing closer to God has a whole lot less to do with any action we might take and a whole lot more to do with positioning our hearts toward His. It's what I call intentionally positioning ourselves to experience God—and the posture we are to take

It's not the "how to" I'm missing. It's the "want to" . . . really wanting to make changes and deciding that the results of those changes are worth the sacrifice.

We consume what we think about. And what we think about can consume us if we're not careful.

In light of my past experience, and my future hopes and dreams, what's the wise thing to do?

Imagine the difference this could make with not setting into motion what needs to remain still.

I'm just determined - determined not to go places I don't want to go simply because I didn't take the time to honestly evaluate. 70

The prophets' task is to tell their own people what God intends to do with them, not to think about what people in hundreds of years' time may need to hear, though the preserving of their prophecies implies the conviction that they have ongoing significance.

The challenge to Jacob-Israel is to turn to Yahweh and be willing to submit to his intention regarding the fulfillment of his purpose, rather than continuing to insist on working with its own ideas about how that should work out (Is 55:6-13).

Mary had Joseph. Esther had Mordecai. Ruth had Boaz. We will not become the women God intends us to be without the guidance, counsel, wisdom, strength, and love of good men in our lives.

We are, all of us, utterly committed and deeply devoted to our style, our way, our approach to life. We have absolutely no intention of giving it up. Not even for love. So God creates an environment where we have to. It's called marriage.

Our lives are not a random series of events; they tell a Story that has meaning.