Quotes About Renewal

Yet when we do manage to create ourselves anew, isn't there always a suspicion that the new identity fits over the old like a second skin, at times itchy or uncomfortably tight, not quite covering the most vulnerable patches?

It is beautiful when the Master chisels. God doesn't allow the unglued moments of our lives to happen so we'll label ourselves and stay stuck. He allows the unglued moments to make us aware of the chiseling that needs to be done.

Where there is a lack of rest, there is an abundance of stress.

On the other side of every hardship is a resurrection.

We won't develop new responses until we develop new thoughts. That's why renewing our minds with new thoughts is crucial.

If we let it, unglued will allow us to become humbly and beautifully broken before Him.

The more we fill ourselves from His life-giving love, the less we will be dictated by the grabby-ness of the flesh.

The olive tree is such a beautiful reminder that this isn't how it's going to be forever. On the other side of the harsh wind is fruit. On the other side of the process of being broken and waiting is a useful heart free of bitterness. On the other side of being pressed and crushed is oil . . . the most valuable part of me set free to emerge.

Hold fast to Jesus and remember: This breaking of you will be the making of you. A new you. A stronger you. Strengthened not with the pride of perfection but with the sweet grace of one who knows an intimate closeness with her Lord.

Seek God like never before. Part of seeking Him is allowing for grace space in your life.

You can't go on this grand adventure with God and keep your old way of thinking.

When God becomes routine rather than revival, it's time to switch things up.

Lord, have mercy on all that jiggles on me. And my soul. And my obviously whacked-out brain.

Old patterns of thought must be torn out, and a new way of looking at the core of who I am using God's truth has to be put into place. My identity must be anchored to the truth of who God is and who He is to me. Only then can I find a stability beyond what my feelings will ever allow. The closer I align my truth with His truth, the more closely I identify with God—and the more my identity really is in Him.

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:2)

Pain is the sensation that indicates a transformation is needed.

God isn't ever going to forsake you, but He will go to great lengths to remake you.

Lord, what will fix this? What will take away this feeling that I'm going to be stuck in seasons of darkness the rest of my life?" Three words popped into my mind: Turn to Me.

From that cracked-open-heart place, a God-breathed strength will rise. Rise.

God is who He says He is, and He will do what He says He will do. But to partner with Him in His work of transformation in our lives, we must seek Him with all our hearts. It's our choice whether we stay stuck in our hurt or get renewed in our hearts.

People can't fix from the outside a perspective that needs to be rewired on the inside. Only the Lord can do that.

Though I've been saved for a long time, I want to recapture the essence of this "no other" reality.

We are to think about, ponder, and park our minds on constructive thoughts, not destructive thoughts.

Thoughts that breathe life into us, not suck life from us.