Quotes about Purpose
It's funny how aimless a person can feel at times, even when they know God is in control.
— Chris Fabry
Prayer, at its most basic level, was surrender. Like Jesus in the garden, saying, "Not My will, but Yours, be done." The ironic thing was, when a person surrendered their will, they got God's, and then they received what they were really looking for all along. This was what she believed.
— Chris Fabry
Live as you will have wished to have lived when you are dying.
— Christian Furchtegott Gellert
Developing a life in God's presence above all else is the only way to fulfill our God-given destinies. Keys to our callings are released when we spend time there.
— Heidi Baker
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
— Helen Keller
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.
— Henri Nouwen
The reality is that the Lord never calls the qualified; He qualifies the called.
— Henry Blackaby
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.
— Henry David Thoreau
When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.
— Henry David Thoreau
It is not enough to be busy... The question is: what are we busy about?
— Henry David Thoreau
Live the life you've dreamed.
— Henry David Thoreau
Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.
— Henry David Thoreau