Quotes About Change

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.

Refuse to wallow in the depressing angst condemnation brings. On the other hand, embrace any conviction you feel. Condemnation defeats us. Conviction unlocks the greatest potential for change.

A whole lifetime could be spent making excuses, giving in, feeling guilty, resolving to do better, mentally beating myself up for not sticking to my resolve, feeling like a failure, and then resigning myself to the fact that things can't change.

So, while there are still good things in this world, the world is no longer a perfect reflection of God's goodness.

I couldn't keep my old broken beliefs, nail a little Jesus truth to the side, and expect stability. I knew I had to stop assessing God's goodness by how my life felt at any given time. Feelings are broken boards. Only truth is solid, unchanging, and stable through and through.

What happened yesterday can't be changed, but it can be forgiven. That's your miracle in the mess.

In the middle of the pain you didn't cause, the change you didn't want, or the reality you didn't know was coming . . . your life can still be beautiful.

We can go to Bible study and amen every point made, but if we don't apply it to our lives, we won't be changed.

They say time heals—and I think this can be true—but only if that's truly the goal here: healing. Time grows the seeds that are planted, watered, and fertilized. Plant beauty, grow beauty. Plant thorns, grow thorns. Time will allow for either.

Comfort zones don't have to be comfortable--they're just familiar. It's where you feel like you belong. And, where you feel you belong is where you will stay.

Pain is the sensation that indicates a transformation is needed.

when my identity is tied to circumstances I become extremely insecure because circumstances are unpredictable and ever-changing.

A note from Jim on goodbyes: There's a big difference between waiting for a breaking point and establishing a breaking point. A goodbye shouldn't sneak up on us because if we set boundaries with consequences, breaking points are established ahead of time. As boundary violations occur there will be changes in the relationship so that you can protect yourself from hurtful patterns and behaviors that you are no longer willing to tolerate.

Experiencing life change is not a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice, choosing God's ways instead of your own.

But not making a decision is actually a decision. It's the decision to stay the same. And staying the same when I know I need to change is a choice that carries consequences with it.

Imperfect changes are slow steps of progress wrapped in grace … imperfect progress.

God is good. No matter what sin does to this world, God's goodness does not change.

The disciples were surely inspired by Jesus' miracle. And they were certainly informed by His teaching. But because they had not personally applied what they learned, they weren't transformed.

The tension exists because you are doing the difficult work of no longer cooperating with dysfunction.

Breaking up the unplowed ground of your heart will make it ready for new life, new growth, new maturity in you.

At first we say it's too soon, then years go by and we say it's too late.

We're all desperate to anchor our souls to something we can trust won't change. It

Standing underneath those broken boards helped me to see why. I couldn't keep my old broken beliefs, nail a little Jesus truth to the side, and expect stability.