Quotes about Process

You're feeling the flames, Ezra, but that's part of the process. This pot I just made won't be useful for anything until it goes through that fire." He pointed to the kiln, where waves of heat shimmered above it. "The pots baking in there right now would be useless if they didn't endure the heat.

Too many people think that finding the reason God placed us here on earth will come in one assignment with a big title and complete job description. I believe that discovering our purpose will unfold slowly, like a seed planted deep in the ground.

The tweaking of us by God in the quiet is the saving of us in public.

I expect a perfection in me and a perfection in others that not even God Himself expects. If God is patient with the process, why can't I be?

Life as a Christ follower will always be a learning process of depending less on our own strength and more on God's power.

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.

I know I must walk through God's process before I see His fulfilled promise.

The promise is a glorious hope to hang on to for the future. But it's His presence in the process that will steady our hope for today.

Make no mistake: being lulled into a false sense of security is worse than going through the process of suffering.

time: It is beautiful when the Master chisels.

This journey will require you to make some tough sacrifices, but I've come to look at this process as embracing healthy choices rather than denying myself.

Whether we are at the beginning of our journey, in the middle, or in the danger zone of having just reached our weight-loss goals, focusing only on what we're giving up will make us feel constantly deprived. And deprivation leads to desperation, frustration, and failure. Instead, we have to focus on everything we're gaining through this process. And see the gains as more valuable than the losses.