Quotes about Growth

Everything that happens in life—the difficulties, the delays, the things that are not fair—they're not random. God is giving you the opportunity to grow, to come up higher. He's getting you prepared to handle the weight of favor, the weight of influence.

Dwelling on defeats, failures, and unfair situations will keep you stuck.

God didn't create you to get stuck at one level and stay there. He has new opportunities, new relationships, new favor. It may look like you'll always struggle in your life. No, get ready; something new is coming.

Don't wait for things to turn around, and then you'll have a good attitude. You have to be your best where you are. God doesn't have to bring you out of the trouble; He can cause you to flourish in the trouble.

It takes a mature person to recognize what you're not. Knowing what you're not will help you stay focused on becoming who you are, because there will always be pressures to be this, to be that, to be the other.

Don't get upset. Just keep being your best each day.

If you'll celebrate the people that are ahead of you, honor them, show them respect, the favor that's on them will come to you. Don't be intimidated; be inspired. Let where they are challenge you to be the best that you can be.

But if you'll be faithful with the gift you have, if you'll develop it, grow, learn, and get better, that gift will open doors to places you've never dreamed.

have seeds of greatness inside you. Doors are going to open that no man can shut.

Now your time is coming. What's been shut up in your spirit is about to be released. It's going to be bigger, more rewarding, more fulfilling than you ever imagined. It's not going to come through your neighbor, through your cousin, through your boss, or through your pastor. It's going to come through you. It's your baby. It's your time to be celebrated.

When God takes you higher, don't be surprised if you don't get approval from some of your friends, some of your family. They want to keep you in that same box, but God is taking you where you've never been.

Don't fall into a complacency trap. It doesn't take any more effort to stay filled with faith than it takes to develop a negative attitude. Dare to step out of your comfort zone today. God has so much more in store. Keep pursuing and keep believing.