Michelle Nguyen
@shelleyb
Michelle Nguyen
God is at work in the world, and he wants you to join him. This assignment is called your mission. God wants you to have both a ministry in the Body of Christ and a mission in the world. Your ministry is your service to believers,1 and your mission is your service to unbelievers.
Rick Warren • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
You were made for God, not vice versa, and life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not your using him for your own purpose. The Bible says, “Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life.”2
Rick Warren • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
The reason we do anything, Peter said, is “so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 4:11)—because Jesus is “the radiance of [the Father’s] glory and the exact representation of His nature” (Heb. 1:3).
Stephen Kendrick • The Battle Plan for Prayer: From Basic Training to Targeted Strategies
The next line in the text reveals God’s hopes and dreams for your life: “He gives grace and glory.” Unlike what you’ve been led to believe or may secretly fear in your heart, God wants far better for you than you could ever imagine. He wants you to experience a rich and deep relationship with the opposite sex. He wants you in a job and a career
... See moreChip Ingram • True Spirituality
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
Tim Kimmel • Grace-Based Parenting
Another change agent God uses in our lives is circumstances. The classic text for this is Romans 8:28: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
Donald S. Whitney • Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
Excellence is not just “doing your best,” but being your designed self in God’s symphony.
The trees know how to play their part very well. Because they don't have free will. But if we as humans choose to play the part that God designed for us, the sound is so beautiful to God. The aroma reaches his nostrils. And he is pleased. Reminds me of
... See moreTHE SMILE OF GOD IS THE GOAL OF YOUR LIFE. Since pleasing God is the first purpose of your life, your most important task is to discover how to do that. The Bible says, “Figure out what will please Christ, and then do it.”
Rick Warren • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
GOD’S PLAN IS BENEFICENT “All things work together for good.”