Quotes about Growth

The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself.

When we choose to practice true forgiveness, the relationship is not just brought back to where it was before the offense; it actually moves further down the road to maturity.

Real change does not take place until it is visible in our lives and our relationships.

Though we are to be wise, we are not to fear the world in which God has placed us. Yes, things will get messy. But if you are humbled by the messiness of sin in your own life, yet confident in God's grace to change you, you will not be afraid to get close to other sinners who need that same grace. God will use the messiness you encounter in others to spur your own growth in the gospel.

If you want to enjoy any progress or blessing in your relationships, it will require you to admit your sin humbly and commit yourself to the work they require.

A failure to forgive someone will change you

Forgiveness is an event and a process

I need to keep practicing forgiveness every time I see you or think of you.

The health and maturity of a relationship are not measured by an absence of problems, but by the way the inevitable problems are handled.

The hope of the gospel invites us to a holy dissatisfaction with all of our relationships, even—especially—those with few major problems.

What tendency do you observe in your life?

Theoretically, every probationary officer has a chance to become chairman.