Quotes about Purpose

Be sure of your call to every business you go about. Though it is the least business, be sure of your call to it; then, whatever you meet with, you may quiet your heart with this: I know I am where God would have me. Nothing in the world will quiet the heart so much as this: when I meet with any cross, I know I am where God would have me, in my place and calling; I am about the work that God has set me.

For a long time I've concentrated on how small I am, how little I have to offer," Vicki continued. "That's not the point. The point is how big God is and what he wants to do." Shelly

That which should distinguish the suffering of believers from unbelievers is the confidence that our suffering is under the control of an all-powerful and all-loving God. Our suffering has meaning and purpose in God's eternal plan, and He brings or allows to come into our lives only that which is for His glory and our good.

All pain we experience is intended to move us closer to the goal of being holy as He is holy.

I see no thread running through my work; I simply get on with my life and my painting.

All we can do is go about our work. But we can have a goal. We can have a dream.

I don't believe in coincidence. I just think that all things work together for good.

Work is love made visable.

What you can become is the miracle you were born to be through the work that you do.

Since God is the one who calls people to their work, the worker becomes a steward who serves God.

When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, remember that your defining characteristic-what defines a human being-is to work with others.

Think of your career as your ministry. Make your work an expression of love in service to mankind.