Quotes about Transformation

We forget that God's primary goal ia not changing our situations or relationships so that we can be happy, but changing us through our situations and relationships so that we will be holy.

It is a sweet thing that we serve a dissatisfied God who has destinations in mind for us that we would never choose for ourselves. It really is a good thing that he will not be satisfied until he has gotten us exactly where he created us and re-created us to be. Most of us would have been satisfied to stay at home, and many of us would have quit the journey long before it was completed. But our heavenly Father won't give up until each one of his children has completed the journey.

God hasn't just sent you to do his work in the lives of your children; he will use the lives of your children to advance his work in you.

he's not first working on your happiness; he's committed to your holiness.

If I am going to see myself clearly, I need you to hold the mirror of God's Word in front of me.

True restoration takes patience, subtlety, skill, and grace.

Change is not found in defending our righteousness, but in admitting our weakness and crying for help.

When your ears hear and your eyes see the sin, weakness, or failure of your husband or wife, it is never an accident; it is always grace. God loves your spouse, and he is committed to transforming him or her by his grace, and he has chosen you to be one of his regular tools of change.

you become like the treasure that you seek.

Remember, waiting isn't just about what you are hoping for at the end of the wait, but also about what you will become as you wait.

The ultimate purpose of the Word of God is not theological information but heart and life transformation.

I understand why many people who call themselves Christians are not excited about grace. If you think your environment is your problem, you won't esteem grace, but once you admit that you're your biggest problem, you will celebrate the grace that rescues you from you.