Quotes about Intention
The question is not what we intended ourselves to be, but what He intended us to be when He made us.
— CS Lewis
God never does anything accidentally.
— Rick Warren
What we would like to do is change the world - make it a little simpler for people to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves as God intended for them to do.
— Dorothy Day
I don't just pray for God to open doors, I also pray for God to close doors.
— Joyce Meyer
In our world, where hundreds of things distract us from God, we have to intentionally and consistently remind ourselves of Him.
— Francis Chan
The right attitude is this: that I have my own will, yet I will the will of God.
— Watchman Nee
We need to make sure our activities and our attitudes line up with what pleases God first and foremost. Wherever we focus our attention the most will become the driving force in our lives.
— Lysa TerKeurst
God won't answer 100% of the prayers we don't pray.
— Mark Batterson
Why doesn't God just force us to do the things he knows to be right? It is because that would lose precisely that which he has intended in our creation: freely chosen character.
— Dallas Willard
Accepting God's acceptance of me doesn't mean I'm going to stop trying. It means I'm going to stop trying out. And I am intentionally redirecting my obsession.
— Steven Furtick
I do not know why God does some things, but I am convinced that nothing is accidental in his universe.
— AW Tozer
God never intended for us to be left to pray on our own. God never changes His purpose, but He often does purpose a change.
— John Owen