Quotes about Growth
If any adversity coming across our path were not beneficial, God would not allow it or send it: "He does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone" (Lamentations 3:33, NIV). God does not delight in our suffering. He brings only that which is necessary, but He does not shrink from that which will help us grow.
— Jerry Bridges
God is serious about holiness in the lives of His people, and He will discipline us to attain it.
— Jerry Bridges
It might be good if we stopped using the terms "victory" and "defeat" to describe our progress in holiness. Rather we should use the terms "obedience" and "disobedience.
— Jerry Bridges
It does no good to nail an unattached branch to the vine; there is no life-giving connection. But those branches that are an integral part of the vine share in the life of the vine.
— Jerry Bridges
Just as the airplane must have both wings to fly, so we must exercise both discipline and dependence in the pursuit of holiness. Just as it is impossible for an airplane to fly with only one wing, so it is impossible for us to successfully pursue holiness with only dependence or discipline. We absolutely must have both.
— Jerry Bridges
No, we are not defeated; we are simply disobedient! It might be good if we stopped using the terms 'victory' and 'defeat' to describe our progress in holiness. Rather we should use the terms 'obedience' and 'disobedience.
— Jerry Bridges
Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.
— Jerry Bridges
But we must be transformed more and more into the likeness of Christ. That is the purpose of discipline.
— Jerry Bridges
If you stop and think about it, you will realize that most godly character traits can only be developed through adversity.
— Jerry Bridges
We are to look beyond our adversity to what God is doing in our lives and rejoice in the certainty that He is at work in us to cause us to grow.
— Jerry Bridges
The pursuit of holiness is a joint venture between God and the Christian.
— Jerry Bridges
There is a vast difference between failing and becoming a failure. We become a failure when we give up—when we stop trying. But as long as we are working on those sinful habits, regardless of how often we fail, we have not become a failure, and we can expect to see progress.
— Jerry Bridges