Quotes about Growth

It is beautiful when the Master chisels. God doesn't allow the unglued moments of our lives to happen so we'll label ourselves and stay stuck. He allows the unglued moments to make us aware of the chiseling that needs to be done.

The only way our faith will ever strengthen is for us to use it. We need to apply thought and prayer to our decisions and then trust God for the outcome. We need to set our sights on growing in faith, not shrinking back for fear of failure.

Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.

Staying here, blaming them, and forever defining your life by what they did will only increase the pain. Worse, it will keep projecting out onto others. The more our pain consumes us, the more it will control us. And sadly, it's those who least deserve to be hurt whom our unresolved pain will hurt the most.

On the other side of every hardship is a resurrection.

Weak moments don't make weak faith. Weak moments make us even more aware of our need to press in to faith.

God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling.

The only way our faith can strengthen is if we use it.

Friendships are like plowed open fields ready for growth. What we plant is what will grow. If we plant seeds of reassurance, blessing, and love, we reap a great harvest of security. Of course, if we plant seeds of backbiting, questioning, and doubt, we reap a great harvest of insecurity.

We won't develop new responses until we develop new thoughts. That's why renewing our minds with new thoughts is crucial.

Too many people think that finding the reason God placed us here on earth will come in one assignment with a big title and complete job description. I believe that discovering our purpose will unfold slowly, like a seed planted deep in the ground.

Forgiveness is the weapon. Our choices moving forward are the battlefield. Moving on is the journey.