Quotes about Purpose

To be a fellow worker with God is the highest aspiration of which we can conceive man capable.

Suffering in life can uncover untold depths of character and unknown strength for service. People who go through life unscathed by sorrow and untouched by pain tend to be shallow in their perspectives on life. Suffering, on the other hand, tends to plow up the surface of our lives to uncover the depths that provide greater strength of purpose and accomplishment. Only deeply plowed earth can yield bountiful harvests.

The greatest waste in all of our earth is our waste of the time God has given us each day.

A life without God is like a boat without an anchor.

The cross is the only way of salvation. And the cross gives a new purpose to life.

For Satan's deceptions to be successful, they must be so cunningly devised that his real purpose is concealed by wiles.

Most people are living for today with barely a thought of eternity.

When our hearts are surrendered totally to the will of God, then we delight in seeing Him use us in any way He pleases. Our plans and desires begin to agree with His, and we accept His direction in our lives. Our sense of joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment in life increases, no matter what the circumstances, if we are in the center of God's will.

The home only fulfills its true purpose when it is God-controlled. Leave Jesus Christ out of your home and it loses its meaning. But take Christ into your heart and the life of your family, and He will transform your home.

Jesus was born with the cross darkening His pathway . . . From the cradle to the cross, [Jesus'] purpose was to die.

If we don't know who we are, we'll never know how we ought to live.

Death for [a Christian] is no accident. With God there are no accidents, no tragedies, and no catastrophes as far as His children are concerned.