Quotes about Growth

We can go to Bible study and amen every point made, but if we don't apply it to our lives, we won't be changed.

They say time heals—and I think this can be true—but only if that's truly the goal here: healing. Time grows the seeds that are planted, watered, and fertilized. Plant beauty, grow beauty. Plant thorns, grow thorns. Time will allow for either.

Comfort zones don't have to be comfortable--they're just familiar. It's where you feel like you belong. And, where you feel you belong is where you will stay.

Anything that infuses us with humility is good. Even if it feels a bit like humiliation in the moment, the workings of humility within are a gift.

The Bible reminds us that on the other side of humility we find wisdom

Relationships don't come in packages of perfection; relationships come in packages of potential.

In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.3 I am fascinated by this research

Numb souls are never growing souls.

Pain is the sensation that indicates a transformation is needed.

The space between our expectations and our reality is a fertile field, and it's the perfect place to grow a bumper crop of disappointment.

Don't we get into God's Word so it can get into us? So that it can interrupt us, change us, satisfy us? How sad to simply settle for learning facts about the Bible when it was meant for so much more

Define your week by obedience, not by a number on the scale.