The Purpose Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? Quotes
"Having this perspective will reduce your stress, simplify your decisions, increase your satisfaction, and, most important, prepare you for eternity."
"Don't you think it would be a wise use of time to set aside 40 of those days to figure out what God wants you to do with the rest of them?"
"Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think."
"Don't just read this book. Interact with it."
"Paul told Timothy, 'Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.'"
"Real spiritual growth is never an isolated, individualistic pursuit."
"The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment."
"It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny."
"You were made by God and for God-and until you understand that, life will never make sense."
"Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self."
"The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it."
"Your life is worth taking the time to think about it."
"God's wisdom ... goes deep into the interior of his purposes."
"You saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe."
"The Bible says, 'God's wisdom ... goes deep into the interior of his purposes.'"
"Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God."
"God never does anything accidentally, and he never makes mistakes."
"To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do."
"Nothing matters more than knowing God's purposes for your life, and nothing can compensate for not knowing them."
"God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm."
"The world and all that is in it belong to the LORD."
"If you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?"
"This world is not our home; we are looking forward to our everlasting home in heaven."
"The steps of the godly are directed by the LORD. He delights in every detail of their lives."
"I have carried you since you were born; I have taken care of you from your birth."
"The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us."
"The key to friendship with God is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do."
"Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now."
"Practicing the presence of God is a skill, a habit you can develop."
"If you are seeking an experience of his presence through all of this, you have missed the point."
"Everything you do can be 'spending time with God' if he is invited to be a part of it and you stay aware of his presence."
"It is impossible to be God's friend apart from knowing what he says."
"Friends share secrets, and God will share his secrets with you if you develop the habit of thinking about his Word throughout the day."
"Bitterness is the greatest barrier to friendship with God."
"God wants you to be yourself. That's the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship."
"God gave us the book of Psalms-a worship manual, full of ranting, raving, doubts, fears, resentments, and deep passions."
"Every time you trust God's wisdom and do whatever he says, even when you don't understand it, you deepen your friendship with God."
"God is not pleased with thoughtless singing of hymns, perfunctory praying of cliches, or careless exclamations of 'Praise the Lord'."
"What pleases the LORD more: burnt offerings and sacrifices or obedience to his voice? It is better to obey than to sacrifice."
"The more you become God's friend, the more you will care about the things he cares about."
"People become disillusioned with the church for many understandable reasons."
"Divorcing your church at the first sign of disappointment or disillusionment is a mark of immaturity."
"If a church must be perfect to satisfy you, that same perfection will exclude you from membership, because you're not perfect!"
"The sooner we give up the illusion that a church must be perfect in order to love it, the sooner we quit pretending and start admitting we're all imperfect and need grace."
"Every church could put out a sign 'No perfect people need apply. This is a place only for those who admit they are sinners, need grace, and want to grow.'"
"When you criticize what another believer is doing in faith and from sincere conviction, you are interfering with God's business."
"Whenever I judge another believer, four things instantly happen: I lose fellowship with God, I expose my own pride and insecurity, I set myself up to be judged by God, and I harm the fellowship of the church."
"Refuse to listen to gossip. Gossip is passing on information when you are neither part of the problem nor part of the solution."
"It is sad that in God's flock, the greatest wounds usually come from other sheep, not wolves."
"Practice God's method for conflict resolution."
"Put your full effort into [protecting and promoting the unity of your church], and God will be pleased."
"You exist for God's purposes, not vice versa."
"God's ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development."
"The Holy Spirit's power is often released in your life in quiet, unassuming ways that you aren't even aware of or can't feel."
"The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel influences the way you act."
"Problems force us to look to God and depend on him instead of ourselves."
"Regardless of the cause, none of your problems could happen without God's permission."
"We are like jewels, shaped with the hammer and chisel of adversity."
"Don't waste your life in a job that doesn't express your heart. Remember, the greatest things in life are not things."
"You can have a lot to live on and still have nothing to live for."
"When you are doing what you love to do, no one has to motivate you."
"Your touch can detect an item 1/25,000th of an inch thick."
"The Bible says, 'There are different abilities to perform service, but the same God gives ability to all for their particular service.'"
"God gives some people the ability to make a lot of money."
"If God hasn't given you the ability to carry a tune, he isn't going to expect you to be an opera singer."
"Your abilities were not given just to make a living; God gave them to you for your ministry."
"The Bible says, 'God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other.'"