Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Quotes

God has a purpose behind every problem.

Everything God does has purpose and intention behind that design. It is a master design, and every little thing has its proper place and function.

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

Everyone has a purpose because God is a purposeful God.

The Cross did not happen to Jesus: He came on purpose for it. He is “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

... when we are hurt it is important to remember that God Himself has allowed it for a purpose.

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.

It is at least worth arguing that there is a modicum of the creative novelist in all of us, and that this absorption with how men get out of difficulties, single-handedly and alone if possible, is the stuff of which we weave the warp and woof of our own better dramatic imaginings.

The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but the fly comes close.

The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it. The same is true for discovering your life's purpose: Ask God.

God has a place and purpose for you, somewhere for you to be and something for you to do. You never will be happy elsewhere, nor can you please God anywhere but there.

Fortunately Jesus didn't leave [the disciples]-or any of us-without hope or direction. Where we fail, Jesus succeeded. The only One who as able to recognize and follow His purpose from the beginning was Jesus. He alone was able to obey consistently and please God completely. And His divine mission was to make a way for each of us to do the same.

God never allows pain without a purpose.

Everything God does is purposeful. And since God is in each of us, each of us has a purpose.

Your weaknesses are not an accident but deliberately allowed, very interesting phrase, deliberately allowed in your life for the purpose of demonstrating His power through you.

Nothing is made in vain, but the fly came near it.

In the university of God, however brilliant you may be, you will not be given double promotion. You must take every course, because each course serves a purpose.

Death is God's delightful way of giving us life.

For each one of us, there is only one thing necessary: to fulfill our own destiny, according to God's will, to be what God wants us to be.

God knows your value; He sees your potential. You may not understand everything you are going through right now. But hold your head up high, knowing that God is in control and he has a great plan and purpose for your life.

You think that God positioned you here so you can just have it all to yourself? God blesses you to become a blessing. That's the deal.

God decided to create a species with whom he could have fellowship. Who are we to say that evolution was a dumb way to do it? It was an incredibly elegant way to do it.

The artist is not a person endowed with free will who seeks his own ends, but one who allows it to realize its supreme purpose through him.

God's way is better than your way. His plan is bigger than your plan. His dream for your life is more rewarding, more fulfilling, better than you've ever dreamed of. Now stay open and let God do it His way.

The Almighty has His own purposes.