A Purpose Driven Life

I read The Purpose Driven Life way back in 2006 and these are my favorite quotes:

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We worry when GOD seems silent on specific issues such as "What career should I choose?" The truth is, there are many different careers that could be in GOD's will for your life. What GOD cares about most is that whatever you do, you do in a Christlike manner. GOD is far more interested in what you are than in what you do. We are human beings, not human doings.

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Your capacity to remembers is a GOD-given gift. You may think you have a poor memory, but the truth is, you have millions of ideas, truths, facts and figures memorized. You remember what is important to you.

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If you know how to worry, you already know how to meditate. Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing, only focusing on GOD's word instead of your problem.

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GOD is never in a hurry, but He is always on time. Great souls are grown through struggles and seasons of suffering. Be patient with the process.

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People rarely excel at tasks they don't enjoy doing or feel passionate about.

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When you are doing what you love to do, no one has to motivate you or challenge you or check up on you. You do it for the sheer enjoyment. You don't need rewards or applause or payment, because you love serving in this way.

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Don't waste your life in a job that doesn't express your heart. Remember, the greatest things in life are not things. Meaning is far more important than money.

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Do your own work well, and then you will have something to be proud of. But don't compare yourself with others. There are 2 reasons why you should never compare your shape, ministry, or the results of your ministry with anyone else. First, you will always be able to find someone who seems to be doing a better job than you and you will become discouraged. Or you will always be able to find someone who doesn't seem as effective as you and you will get full of pride.

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When GOD's at the center of your life, you worship. When he's not, you worry.

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