Quotes about Renewal

God's grace not only provides you with what you need, but also transforms you into what he in wisdom created you to be.

Your biggest need (and mine) is a fully restored relationship with God. We

When you feel unprepared, alone, overburdened, and besieged, what but God is able to give you reason to hope again, to believe again, and to live again?

The reality that on every morning brand-new mercy greets us is not the thing that grips our minds as we frenetically prepare for our day.

in a world where everything is in some state of decay, God's mercies never grow old. They never run out. They never are ill timed. They never dry up. They never grow weak. They never get weary. They never fail to meet the need. They never disappoint. They never, ever fail, because they really are new every morning.

need grace, and when you forget how much you need grace, you quit seeking the rescue and strength that only grace can give.

He hasn't just forgiven us, he's taken up residence in us, and in that there is real hope. For further study and encouragement: Ephesians 2:11—22

You can face your weakness with joy because you know that you have been given grace for that weakness; grace that is not a thing, but a person—the Holy Spirit, who makes you the place where he dwells in power.

One of the most beautiful, hopeful, and encouraging gospel themes that courses its way through Scripture is the theme of fresh starts and new beginnings. Fresh starts and new beginnings are a hallmark of the rescuing, forgiving, restoring, and transforming power of God's grace.

if you are God's child, the life force that energizes your thoughts, desires, words, and actions is no longer you; it's Christ!

The cross teaches that you are not stuck, not cursed to pay forever for your past.

It's hard to grasp, but try; there will be a day when you will look back at this huge and horrible thing, and it will look to you like a little thing. As Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 4:16—17, "So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.