Quotes about Growth

Until we mature enough to understand that God uses everything for good in our lives, we harbor resentment toward God over our appearance, background, unanswered prayers, past hurts, and other things we would change if we were God. People often blame God for hurts caused by others. This creates what William Backus calls "your hidden rift with God.

Great opportunities disguise themselves as small tasks.

We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it. God's purpose is not limited by your past.

Real spiritual growth is never an isolated, individualistic pursuit. Maturity is produced through relationships and community.

While we worry about how fast we grow, God is concerned about how strong we grow. God views our lives from and for eternity, so he is never in a hurry.

God is waiting for you to start making healthy choices.

The first element of The Daniel Plan is faith, and the way you grow your faith is by filling your mind with the truth of God's Word.

Solid, stable churches are not built in a day. When God wants to make a mushroom he takes six hours. When God wants to build an oak tree he takes sixty years. Do you want your church to be a mushroom or an oak tree?

your own. You have probably tried to change many times and have failed to maintain the changes.

The first step in change is usually discomfort!

Don't waste your pain; use it to help others.

Every time you forget that character is one of God's purposes for your life, you will become frustrated by your circumstances. You'll wonder, "Why is this happening to me? Why am I having such a difficult time?" One answer is that life is supposed to be difficult!