Michael Horton Quotes

Everyone has a purpose because God is a purposeful God.

The point of your life is to point to Him...it is His movie, His world, His gift.

I have the greater glory of God, the history is His story, that He is in charge and ultimately He knows what He's doing.

If you are still alive, then God is NOT finished with you!

We are all but instruments of God.

If you've ever felt inspired by a purpose or calling, you know the feeling of spirit working through you.

It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end.

You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.

Man in the world's life works out the dreams of God.

We seldom realize fully that we are sent to fulfill God-given tasks. We act as if we were simply dropped down in creation and have to decide to entertain ourselves until we die. But we were sent into the world by God, just as Jesus was. Once we start living our lives with that conviction, we will soon know what we were sent to do.

The question is not what we intended ourselves to be, but what He intended us to be when He made us.

God can dream a better dream for you than you can!

All of God’s people are ordinary people who have been made extraordinary by the purpose He has given them.

It’s not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It’s far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions. If you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.

I am called to live in such a perfect relationship with God that my life produces a yearning for God in the lives of others, not admiration for myself. Thoughts about myself hinder my usefulness to God. God’s purpose is not to perfect me to make me a trophy in His showcase; He is getting me to the place where He can use me. Let Him do what He wants.

My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work. [Ephesians 2:10]

As long as I see anything to be done for God, life is worth having; but O how vain and unworthy it is to live for any lower end!

It's incredible to realize that what we do each day has meaning in the big picture of God's plan

Each of us was born to fulfill a divine purpose. As we open our hearts and minds to a new way of being, the purpose of our lives unfolds organically.

Nothing in this world is useless in the eyes of God.

You are not an accident. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He wanted you alive and created you for a purpose. Focusing on yourself will never reveal your real purpose. You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. Only in God do we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance and our destiny.

That which should distinguish the suffering of believers from unbelievers is the confidence that our suffering is under the control of an all-powerful and all-loving God. Our suffering has meaning and purpose in God's eternal plan, and He brings or allows to come into our lives only that which is for His glory and our good.

Everything in the world is part of a design. Everything has meaning and purpose and a place in the pattern of existence, only it's not always possible to understand what that design is. Only God can understand the design, because he invented it.

People who truly understand God's purpose for their lives know that we are called to be intimately involved with one another.

God overrules all mutinous accidents, brings them under His laws of fate, and makes them all serviceable to His purpose.