credit: Michelle Meiklejohn
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. ~ George Bernard Shaw
I love this quote about purpose. As long as each of us is breathing and has a beating heart, God has a purpose for us being here. Finding that purpose for our lives is important and I believe if we ask God He will show it us. Our purpose is important to Him as shown in the verses below.
But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
Exodus 9:16
The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.
1 Corinthians 3:8
Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
2 Corinthians 5:5
It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.
Galatians 4:18
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will.
Ephesians 1:11
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Lovely words! Thanks for sharing!
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