Quotes About Growth

sin sneaks up on us over time.

I'm not happy with the way I talk to my children. I try to say the right thing, but I always end up blowing it.

So that the body of Christ may be built up

The rest of this book is about hard work, but it is the best work you will ever do. If

God is not working for our comfort and ease; he is working on our growth. At the very moment we are tempted to question his faithfulness, he is fulfilling his redemptive promises to us. After all, it's not like there are only some people who really need to change. Change is the norm for everyone, and God is always at work to complete this process in us.

While the control of sin has been broken, the sin that remains in us still puts up a real fight.

Remember, Father, Son, and Spirit were torn apart when Jesus died so that we might embrace rather than exclude one another. We have to be willing to face conflict. God wants us to grow and this is a crucial place where growth often occurs. He wants to make us more like Christ

If you choose to face conflict head on, it is full of risks and the potential for great hurt, but it can also be redemptive.

Along with that, the Bible continually reminds us that God sends the uncomfortable grace of trial not to crush or discourage us, but to mature and refine us. As we are realistic about difficulty, that needs to be our hope.

Who is God using in your life this way?

Remember, you can't avoid conflict, but it can be a place where amazing growth takes place!

Knowledge of doctrine is not the same as Christian maturity and victory over sin.

Understand that conflict is one way God works in our lives

This side of heaven, relationships and ministry are always shaped in the forge of struggle.

Evaluate your implementation.

The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself. When

The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself.

Pursuing comfortable relationships and avoiding difficult ones

When we choose to practice true forgiveness, the relationship is not just brought back to where it was before the offense; it actually moves further down the road to maturity.

Real change does not take place until it is visible in our lives and our relationships.

Though we are to be wise, we are not to fear the world in which God has placed us. Yes, things will get messy. But if you are humbled by the messiness of sin in your own life, yet confident in God's grace to change you, you will not be afraid to get close to other sinners who need that same grace. God will use the messiness you encounter in others to spur your own growth in the gospel.

If you want to enjoy any progress or blessing in your relationships, it will require you to admit your sin humbly and commit yourself to the work they require.

A failure to forgive someone will change you

Forgiveness is an event and a process