You're Already Amazing Quotes

“While God does want us to be open with others, he also encourages us to put boundaries in place as we do. He talks repeatedly about guarding our hearts. So what’s the difference? Hiding is a response out of fear, while guarding is a proactive choice to protect what matters most. In other words, we’re not to deliberately put something of worth where it won’t be valued.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“So what’s the difference between growth and our typical idea of “perfection”? Perfectionism is all or nothing. Growth is little by little. Perfectionism is all about the goal. Growth is more about the journey. Perfectionism is about outward appearances. Growth is about what happens on the inside. Perfectionism is about what we do. Growth is about who we’re becoming.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“As they say, if you can’t be an example, be a warning.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“Hey, you . . . The one wondering if you’ve got strengths. You do. The one questioning if God really even wants to use you. He does. You’ve got gifts to offer the world. Things that are good and right and true. No one else can make a difference like you can. Like you already are. Dare to believe it. Dare to receive it. Stand tall, be strong, just go out there and be you in your own wonderful way. Today.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“We are much more than pretty... we are wonderfully made. We are much more than likable... we are deeply loved. We are much more than ok... we are the daughters of the King.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“We're amazing not because of who we are, but because of who lives within us.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“We are to love people, but we're only asked to please God.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please other people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of God. (Gal. 1:10)”
― Holly Gerth, You're Already Amazing

“You won't be where you are forever. God promises that when you trust him, he'll take care of you wherever you are and get you to where he wants you to go.”
― Holly Gerth, You're Already Amazing

“God has used my brokenness in ways I never expected. It’s become part of who I am, a surprisingly beautiful part.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“truth. We are chosen, cherished, created women who have all we need to fulfill God’s plans for our lives. He has made us just as he wants us to be. We have something to offer that no one else can bring . . . and the world is waiting.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“God does ask us to do really hard things sometimes. When that's the case, we need to obey. But it seems we often use our energy and emotion on things that don't matter as much. Then when he does give us a big assignment, we're already exhausted. This is above using what we've got in the most effective way so we can be ready for whatever is ahead in God's plans for us!”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“When you think of what you might want to say no to in your life, the things that are all the way on the fear side would be the first to consider. Fear can creep in at times even when we're doing exactly what God wants us to do in love. But if the only reason we're doing something is out of fear, then it's not from God.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“Lord, do you really want me to do this, or is it just a distraction?”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“If we try to meet the needs of others in ways God is not asking us to, then not only are we likely to burn out - we're also taking the place on whoever really us supposed to be meeting that need.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“I'm slowly learning it's not about being perfect but about being perfectly loved.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“I don't have to be perfect.
I only need to be perfectly loved.
And I am.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“Lo and behold, look what was hiding in Hebrews: "By one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy" (10:14)... Also, the Hebrew word for "perfect" is different than our typical Western definition. It actually speaks more to the concept of being "complete" and how we are all we need to be in Christ.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“your strengths + your skills + who you're called to serve = you making a difference in the world in your own amazing way”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“...God whispered into my soul, "You think you have to take what's broken and make it perfect in order to be used by me. But I think in a completely different way. I took what was perfect, my Son, and made him broken so that you could be whole. And because you belong to him, your brokenness can bring healing to others too.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“Most people don't...build an ark.
Most people don't...lead people through the desert to the Promised Land.
Most people don't...die on a cross to save the world.

But aren't we glad one person did each of these things?”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“He doesn’t just restore; he transforms. Beauty from ashes—or brokenness.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“We may have been wounded by lies, but we have not lost the battle. And we have been promised victory”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be

“Our divinely created strengths (fueled by God’s power) are actually supported by our weaknesses, because if we were good at everything, we wouldn’t focus on much of anything.”
― Holley Gerth, You're Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be