100 Quotes About Purpose

There is no greater purpose than being able to live an authentic life. It’s the purpose of every person to find their own way of being, and it’s the experience that makes each unique. In this collection of best quotes on purpose, you’ll find a series of words that will inspire you to accept your own uniqueness and work with it, not against it.

The best things in life make you sweaty.
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The best things in life make you sweaty. Edgar Allan Poe
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It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters, Amit Ray
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Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path. Unknown
God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures...
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God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love. Francis Chan
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It's funny. No matter how hard you try, you can't close your heart forever. And the minute you open it up, you never know what's going to come in. But when it does, you just have to go for it! Because if you don't, there's not point in being here. Kirstie Alley
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To me it seems that too many young women of this time share the same creed. 'Live, laugh, love, be nothing but happy, experience everything, et cetera et cetera.' How monotonous, how useless this becomes. What about the honors of Joan of Arc, Beauvoir, Stowe, Xena, Princess Leia, or women that would truly fight for something other than just their own emotions? Criss Jami
He who has a why to live for can bear...
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He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how. Friedrich Nietzsche
Believe in Your HeartBelieve in your heart that you're meant...
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Believe in Your HeartBelieve in your heart that you're meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic and miracles. Roy T. Bennett
Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to...
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Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others. Roy T. Bennett
If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't...
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If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there. Roy T. Bennett
If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck...
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If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly. Steve Maraboli
I want to live my life in such a way...
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I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, "aw shit, he's up! Steve Maraboli
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If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in detail, ask me what I think is keeping me from living fully for the thing I want to live for. Thomas Merton
It doesn't matter what you did or where you were...it...
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It doesn't matter what you did or where you were...it matters where you are and what you're doing. Get out there! Sing the song in your heart and NEVER let anyone shut you up! ! Steve Maraboli
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Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues to give meaning to life. You can spend your life wallowing in despair, wondering why you were the one who was led towards the road strewn with pain, or you can be grateful that you are strong enough to survive it. J.D. Stroube
Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is...
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Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you. Shannon L. Alder
All of us have a place in history. mine is...
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All of us have a place in history. mine is clouds. Richard Brautigan
Free yourself from the complexities and drama of your life....
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Free yourself from the complexities and drama of your life. Simplify. Look within. Within ourselves we all have the gifts and talents we need to fulfill the purpose we've been blessed with. Steve Maraboli
Those who have failed to work toward the truth have...
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Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living. Gautama Buddha
A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone.
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A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone. Rick Riordan
Sometimes it's the same moments that take your breath away...
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Sometimes it's the same moments that take your breath away that breathe purpose and love back into your life. Steve Maraboli
Accept yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your truths, and know...
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Accept yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your truths, and know what tools you have to fulfill your purpose. Steve Maraboli
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If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life? It is other life; it is love, which gives your life meaning. This is harmony. We must discover the joy of each other, the joy of challenge, the joy of growth. Mitsugi Saotome
We may run, walk, stumble. drive, or fly, but let...
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We may run, walk, stumble. drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way. Gloria Gaither
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Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly…but merely to be LIVED. Boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, magically LIVED. Mandy Hale
Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.
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Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live. Criss Jami
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What it means to be authentic:- to be more concerned with truth than opinions- to be sincere and not pretend- to be free from hypocrisy: "walk your talk"- to know who you are and to be that person- to not fear others seeing your vulnerabilities- being confident to walk away from situations where you can't be yourself- being awake to your own feelings- being free from others' opinions of you- accepting and loving yourself . Sue Fitzmaurice
Tell me that the purpose of life is to have...
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Tell me that the purpose of life is to have fun, and without a care in the world I'll begin wreaking havoc on everything I pass. Now that's what I call pure, honest fun. Criss Jami
When you lost sight of your path, listen for the...
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When you lost sight of your path, listen for the destination in your heart (Allen Walker, D-gray Man) Katsura Hoshino
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Each suburban wife struggles with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night- she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question-- 'Is this all? Betty Friedan
Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help...
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Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd. Jalaluddin Rumi
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The purpose of life is not to be happy–but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you lived at all. Leo Rosten
I realized then that even though I was a tiny...
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I realized then that even though I was a tiny speck in an infinite cosmos, a blip on the timeline of eternity, I was not without purpose. R.J. Anderson
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Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery. It is far better to be free, to leave the forts and barricades of fear, to stand erect and face the future with a smile. It is far better to give yourself sometimes to negligence, to drift with wave and tide, with the blind force of the world, to think and dream, to forget the chains and limitations of the breathing life, to forget purpose and object, to lounge in the picture gallery of the brain, to feel once more the clasps and kisses of the past, to bring life's morning back, to see again the forms and faces of the dead, to paint fair pictures for the coming years, to forget all Gods, their promises and threats, to feel within your veins life's joyous stream and hear the martial music, the rhythmic beating of your fearless heart. And then to rouse yourself to do all useful things, to reach with thought and deed the ideal in your brain, to give your fancies wing, that they, like chemist bees, may find art's nectar in the weeds of common things, to look with trained and steady eyes for facts, to find the subtle threads that join the distant with the now, to increase knowledge, to take burdens from the weak, to develop the brain, to defend the right, to make a palace for the soul. This is real religion. This is real worship . Robert G. Ingersoll
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With a hint of good judgment, to fear nothing, not failure or suffering or even death, indicates that you value life the most. You live to the extreme; you push limits; you spend your time building legacies. Those do not die. Criss Jami
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Do you always ask me the same questions you ask him?"" It depends on whether or not I get an answer. Anne Bishop
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Doubt as sin. – Christianity has done its utmost to close the circle and declared even doubt to be sin. One is supposed to be cast into belief without reason, by a miracle, and from then on to swim in it as in the brightest and least ambiguous of elements: even a glance towards land, even the thought that one perhaps exists for something else as well as swimming, even the slightest impulse of our amphibious nature – is sin! And notice that all this means that the foundation of belief and all reflection on its origin is likewise excluded as sinful. What is wanted are blindness and intoxication and an eternal song over the waves in which reason has drowned. . Friedrich Nietzsche
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I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of uncertainty about different things, but I am not absolutely sure of anything and there are many things I don't know anything about, such as whether it means anything to ask why we're here. I don't have to know an answer. I don't feel frightened not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without any purpose, which is the way it really is as far as I can tell. . Richard Feynman
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If you use a philosophy education well, you can get your foot in the door of any industry you please. Industries are like the blossoms on a tree while philosophy is the trunk - it holds the tree together, but it often goes unnoticed. Criss Jami
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One must try to make one's life as pleasant as possible. I'm alive and it's not my fault, which means I must somehow go on living the best I can, without bothering anybody, until I die.'' But what makes you live? With such thoughts, you'll sit without moving, without undertaking anything...'' Life won't leave one alone as it is. Leo Tolstoy
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One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light. Criss Jami
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The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage. We are the custodians of life's meaning. We long for a Parent to care for us, to forgive us our errors, to save us from our childish mistakes. But knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal. Carl Sagan
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Once you start recognizing the truth of your story, finish the story. It happened but you're still here, you're still capable, powerful, you're not your circumstance. It happened and you made it through. You're still fully equipped with every single tool you need to fulfill your purpose. Steve Maraboli
Why do you so earnestly seek the truth in distant...
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Why do you so earnestly seek the truth in distant places? Look for delusion and truth in thebottom of your own heart. Unknown
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The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth. And that, I take it, is the aim of literature, whether biography or history... It seems to me, then, that there can be no separate literature of science. Rachel Carson
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REFLECTIONS OF TRUTHWhere you find TruthIs where you find your reflection And where you find your reflection Is where you find love And where you find love Is where you find light And where you find light Is where you find faith And where you find faith Is where you find purpose And where you find purpose Is where you find happiness And where you find happiness Is where you find TruthAnd when you find TruthTruth will set you free. Suzy Kassem
Where we fall are the stepping-stones for our journey.
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Where we fall are the stepping-stones for our journey. Lolly Daskal
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We must all work in harmony with each other to stand up for what is right, to speak up for what is fair, and to always voice any corrections so that the ignorant become informed and justice is never ignored. Every time a person allows an act of ignorance to happen, they delay our progress for true change. Every person, molecule and thing matters. We become responsible for the actions of others the instant we become conscious of what they are doing wrong and fail to remind them of what is right. . Suzy Kassem
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Faith keeps our ships moving, while empathy and the memories of our experiences lead to wisdom. Suzy Kassem
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...the law of empathy, by which he could, by his will, transfer himself into an object or a work of art, and thus inflence the outer world. He did not feel redeemed by the work he did. He did not seek redemption. He sought to see what others did not, the projection of his imagination. Patti Smith
Life is difficult.
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Life is difficult. M. Scott Peck
Your value lies not in status or title, but in...
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Your value lies not in status or title, but in the roots of your character and depth of your compassion. Mollie Marti
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Your mind can be your enemy or friend. If you always follow your heart, your mind will feel neglected. If you follow only your mind, your heart will never forgive you. Never ignore your conscience, yet always be conscious of reason. Make your heart and mind friends and you will have peace of mind throughout life's seasons. Suzy Kassem
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(after many years) we were still at that first stage, stillpreparing to begin a journey, but we were changed nevertheless;we could see this in one another; we had changed althoughwe never moved, and one said, ah, behold how we have aged, travelingfrom day to night only, neither forward nor sideward, and this seemedin a strange way miraculous. And those who believed we should have a purposebelieved this was the purpose, and those who felt we must remain freein order to encounter truth felt it had been revealed. Unknown
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Because God is never cruel, there is a reason for all things. We must know the pain of loss; because if we never knew it, we would have no compassion for others, and we would become monsters of self-regard, creatures of unalloyed self-interest. The terrible pain of loss teaches humility to our prideful kind, has the power to soften uncaring hearts, to make a better person of a good one. Dean Koontz
When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving,...
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When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes. Thomas S. Monson
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Although it is very easy to marry a wife, it is very difficult to support her along with the children and the household. Accordingly, no one notices this faith of Jacob. Indeed, many hate fertility in a wife for the sole reason that the offspring must be supported and brought up. For this is what they commonly say: ‘Why should I marry a wife when I am a pauper and a beggar? I would rather bear the burden of poverty alone and not load myself with misery and want.’ But this blame is unjustly fastened on marriage and fruitfulness. Indeed, you are indicting your unbelief by distrusting God’s goodness, and you are bringing greater misery upon yourself by disparaging God’s blessing. For if you had trust in God’s grace and promises, you would undoubtedly be supported. But because you do not hope in the Lord, you will never prosper. . Martin Luther
She has man's brain--a brain that a man should have...
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She has man's brain--a brain that a man should have were he much gifted--and woman's heart. The good God fashioned her for a purpose, believe me when He made that so good combination. Bram Stoker
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I have come to see clearly that life is more than self. It is more than doing what I want, striving for what will benefit me, dreaming of all I can be. Life is all about my relationship with God. There is no higher calling, no loftier dream, and no greater goal than to live, breathe, and be poured out for Jesus Christ."--Jamie in Brother Andrew's "The Calling Brother Andrew
In the end, what will you fight for-- what got...
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In the end, what will you fight for-- what got there first, what got there last or what has been there all along? Shannon L. Alder
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It was becoming clearer and clearer that if I wanted to come to the end of my life and not say, “I’ve wasted it! ” then I would need to press all the way in, and all the way up, to the ultimate purpose of God and join him in it. If my life was to have a single, all-satisfying, unifying passion, it would have to be God’s passion. John Piper
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‎"If there is no God, then man and the universe are doomed. Like prisoners condemned to death, we await our unavoidable execution. There is no God, and there is no immortality. And what is the consequence of this? It means that life itself is absurd. It means that the life we have is without ultimate significance, value, or purpose. William Lane Craig
With life. Rooter says that life is how God gives...
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With life. Rooter says that life is how God gives purpose to the universe. Orson Scott Card
Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life...
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Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope. Rick Warren
Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything...
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Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything grow. Chris Burkmenn
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What gave you this idea of an imperfect god?'' I don't know. It seems quite feasible to me. That is the only god I could imagine believing in, a god whose passion is not a redemption, who saves nothing, fulfills no purpose--a god who simply is. Unknown
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God created me–and you–to live with a single, all-embracing, all-transforming passion–namely, a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life. John Piper
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There was one question, however, which Inciarte had asked him and he could not answer. Why was it that he had lived while others had died? What purpose had God in making this selection? What sense could be made out of it? ‘None, ’ replied Father Andrés. ‘There are times when the will of God cannot be understood by our human intelligence. There are things which in all humility we must accept as a mystery. . Piers Paul Read
Faithfulness imparts God's reason for all circumstances. No matter what...
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Faithfulness imparts God's reason for all circumstances. No matter what the world says, losing is no longer an option. Criss Jami
There's no need to curse God if you're an ugly...
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There's no need to curse God if you're an ugly duckling. He chooses those strong enough to endure it so that they can guide others who've felt the same. Criss Jami
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Because I don't think God trusts just anybody with so much heartache. The world has not yet seen what God can do with a man who gives both halves of a broken heart to him. And I don't doubt that a man like that can change the world...or at least a little part of it. Chris Fabry
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It makes me happier, more secure, to think that I do not have to plan and manage everything for myself, that I am only a sword made sharp to smite the unclean forces, an enchanted sword to cleave and disperse them. Grant, O Lord, that I may not break as I strike! Let me not fall from Thy hand! Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Depend on it. God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply. He is too wise a God to frustrate His purposes for lack of funds, and He can just as easily supply them ahead of time as afterwards, and He much prefers doing so. James Hudson Taylor
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There's a difference between waiting with patient expectation, and waiting because you never know what God will do. If you don't know how God thinks or what God wants to do in your life, read the Bible. When you know what God wants you to do, go out there and do it and see God work his wonderful mission through you. The whole time you thought you were waiting on God, but the whole time God was WAITING ON YOU. . Osayi Emokpae Lasisi
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Fortunately Jesus didn't leave [the disciples]-or any of us-without hope or direction. Where we fail, Jesus succeeded. The only One who as able to recognize and follow His purpose from the beginning was Jesus. He alone was able to obey consistently and please God completely. And His divine mission was to make a way for each of us to do the same. Charles R. Swindoll
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The greatest cause in the world is joyfully rescuing people from hell, meeting their earthly needs, making them glad in God, and doing it with a kind, serious pleasure that makes Christ look like the Treasure he is. John Piper
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The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the highest perfection. John Milton
When I think of existence, I cannot help but wonder,...
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When I think of existence, I cannot help but wonder, "What is life, anyway?" Where do I fit in the grand scheme of life? What is the point of it, anyway? Is this a test–and if so, am I passing it? C.J. Sinclair
God chose to save you for a purpose
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God chose to save you for a purpose Sunday Adelaja
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Despite what you think you know, sometimes your plans may be interrupted. Because you were designed for a purpose. You are on a mission to achieve greatness. No matter what obstacles lie in your path, you will reach your destination. Remember God's grace is sufficient. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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Think of the self that God has given as an acorn. It is a marvelous little thing, a perfect shape, perfectly designed for its purpose, perfectly functional. Think of the grand glory of an oak tree. God’s intention when He made the acorn was the oak tree. His intention for us is ‘… the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.’ Many deaths must go into our reaching that measure, many letting-goes. When you look at the oak tree, you don’t feel that the loss’ of the acorn is a very great loss. The more you perceive God’s purpose in your life, the less terrible the losses seem. . Elisabeth Elliot
When ours are interrupted, his are not. His plans are...
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When ours are interrupted, his are not. His plans are proceeding exactly as scheduled, moving us always (including those minutes or hours or years which seem most useless or wasted or unendurable). Elisabeth Elliot
Either we are adrift in chaos or we are individuals,...
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Either we are adrift in chaos or we are individuals, created, loved, upheld and placed purposefully, exactly where we are. Can you believe that? Can you trust God for that? Elisabeth Elliot
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I live my life in widening circle That reach out across the world. I may not ever complete the last one, But I give myself to it. I circle around God, that primordial tower. I have been circling for thousands of years, And I still don't know: am I a falcon, A storm, or a great song? [I, 2] Rainer Maria Rilke
Everything in life had a purpose, and unless it achieved...
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Everything in life had a purpose, and unless it achieved that purpose, it was just taking up space on the planet and wasting everybody's time. Jeannette Walls
Your mind was made to know and love God.
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Your mind was made to know and love God. John Piper
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The world is shaken by major events, but it is ‘transformed’ by slight subtleties. And while we may be far too small to create even one major event, we are just the right size to craft a thousand subtleties. Craig D. Lounsbrough
A man is measured by the depths of his commitments.
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A man is measured by the depths of his commitments. Mark William Goldman
Do something purposeful and wise so that when God sent...
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Do something purposeful and wise so that when God sent his blessings, they will fall on it. Israelmore Ayivor
God's plan for our lives is a perfect purpose.
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God's plan for our lives is a perfect purpose. Lailah Gifty Akita
Anyone with a form of godliness is promoting ungodliness, whether...
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Anyone with a form of godliness is promoting ungodliness, whether ignorantly or knowingly. Sunday Adelaja
When you see injustice among the nations, you will find...
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When you see injustice among the nations, you will find out that the root cause is covetousnes. Sunday Adelaja
God cannot and will not give us a sense of...
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God cannot and will not give us a sense of lasting pleasure apart from him, because it violates his purpose and our design. Psalm 34:8 reads, “Taste and see that the LORD is good. Kyle Idleman
Another distraction that deviates people from their God given purpose...
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Another distraction that deviates people from their God given purpose and calling is the distraction of job and formal education. Sunday Adelaja
Solitude with God is a place for pregnancy.
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Solitude with God is a place for pregnancy. Sunday Adelaja
Solitude with God is a place for pregnancy. Solitude is...
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Solitude with God is a place for pregnancy. Solitude is also a place to receive great ideas and creative ideas from God. The power of imagination is strongest in the place of solitude. Sunday Adelaja
You can come into the rest of God through solitude.
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You can come into the rest of God through solitude. Sunday Adelaja
It is a great thing to be able to make...
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It is a great thing to be able to make God your source and the time of solitude presents you with that opportunity. Sunday Adelaja
God has made the provision for every man on earth...
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God has made the provision for every man on earth to be equally endowed. Sunday Adelaja