--- title: "15 God Grow Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 15 God Grow quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best God Grow sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/ann-voskamp-729_giving_and-when-i-give-thanks-for-the-seemingly_3091496.png" --- > [And when I give thanks for the seemingly microscopic, I make a place for God to grow within me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/and-when-i-give-thanks-for-the-seemingly-microscopic-i-make-a-place/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/ann-voskamp-729_giving_and-when-i-give-thanks-for-the-seemingly_3091496.png) > [Acting on even a twig of faith allows God to grow it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-b-eyring/acting-on-even-a-twig-of-faith-allows-god-to-grow-it/) [Henry B. Eyring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-b-eyring/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/henry-b-eyring-1096_acting_acting-on-even-a-twig-of-faith-allows-go_1879653.jpg) > [“When I couldn’t grow a full beard I took it as a sign from God to grow a mustache instead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/when-i-couldn-t-grow-a-full-beard-i-took-it-as-a-sign-from-god-to/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/jarod-kintz-2_hair_when-i-couldn-t-grow-a-full-beard-i-took_2593947.jpg) > [Love God, grow up, learn how to control your anger, respect women, have standards, then get a girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/love-god-grow-up-learn-how-to-control-your-anger-respect-women-have/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd3/anonymous-1_love_love-god-grow-up-learn-how-to-control-yo_2153631.jpg) > [...I should have people around bugging me and getting under my skin because without people I could not grow - I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/i-should-have-people-around-bugging-me-and-getting-under-my-skin/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/donald-miller-607_grows_i-should-have-people-around-bugging-me-a_3135946.png) > [“Ay, moreover, still the older that the children of God grow in years, and the weaker in the world, they grow younger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/various/ay-moreover-still-the-older-that-the-children-of-god-grow-in-years/) [Various](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/various/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/389/various-1467_children_ay-moreover-still-the-older-that-the-chi_1245015.jpg) > [Sometimes, flowers grow best in the sun; others do well in shade… Remember, God put us where we grow best and give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mhargs-abuda/sometimes-flowers-grow-best-in-the-sun-others-do-well-in-shade/) [Mhargs Abuda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mhargs-abuda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/mhargs-abuda-22171_flower_sometimes-flowers-grow-best-in-the-sun-o_264113.jpg) > [I think it's prima facie evidence for the existence of God because for me to grow up and actually end up working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-webb/i-think-it-s-prima-facie-evidence-for-the-existence-of-god-because/) [Jimmy Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-webb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83f/jimmy-webb-23569_actually_i-think-it-s-prima-facie-evidence-for-th_404695.png) > [“This is a book that looks at how we can use the challenges, joys, struggles, and celebrations of marriage to draw closer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-thomas/this-is-a-book-that-looks-at-how-we-can-use-the-challenges-joys/) [Gary L. Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-l-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/gary-l-thomas-15836_book_this-is-a-book-that-looks-at-how-we-can_534300.jpg) > [“Because it teaches us that sometimes bad things happen even to good people so that they can get to know God and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rektok-ross/because-it-teaches-us-that-sometimes-bad-things-happen-even-to-good/) [Rektok Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rektok-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/rektok-ross-38480_bad-thing_because-it-teaches-us-that-sometimes-bad_1125945.jpg) > [“We need the word of God to grow in our faith but we need the voice of God to survive the odds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ikechukwu-joseph/we-need-the-word-of-god-to-grow-in-our-faith-but-we-need-the-voice-of/) [Ikechukwu Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ikechukwu-joseph/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/ikechukwu-joseph-7167_christian-living_we-need-the-word-of-god-to-grow-in-our-f_2141627.jpg) > [And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bible/and-out-of-the-ground-made-the-lord-god-to-grow-every-tree-that-is/) [Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bible/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/bible-141_genesis_and-out-of-the-ground-made-the-lord-god_598346.jpg) > [Let us be ready and willing to follow our file leaders, and to sustain them. ... You will always be blessed and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heber-j-grant/let-us-be-ready-and-willing-to-follow-our-file-leaders-and-to-sustain/) [Heber J. Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heber-j-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/heber-j-grant-4570_advice_let-us-be-ready-and-willing-to-follow-ou_1363763.jpg) > [“There is a Master within Who teaches us. Christ is our Master, and his inspiration and his anointing teaches us. Where his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-augustine-of-hippo/there-is-a-master-within-who-teaches-us-christ-is-our-master-and-his/) [Saint Augustine of Hippo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-augustine-of-hippo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/saint-augustine-of-hippo-32711_inspiration_there-is-a-master-within-who-teaches-us_193793.jpg) > [“We began with a warning that we must be careful not to read the book of Acts as a strict rule book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/we-began-with-a-warning-that-we-must-be-careful-not-to-read-the-book/) [Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6eb/timothy-keller-240_books_we-began-with-a-warning-that-we-must-be_77087.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-grow/#itemlist", "name": "God Grow Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And when I give thanks for the seemingly microscopic, I make a place for God to grow within me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ann Voskamp" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/and-when-i-give-thanks-for-the-seemingly-microscopic-i-make-a-place/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/ann-voskamp-729_giving_and-when-i-give-thanks-for-the-seemingly_3091496.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/ann-voskamp-729_giving_and-when-i-give-thanks-for-the-seemingly_3091496.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/ann-voskamp-729_giving_and-when-i-give-thanks-for-the-seemingly_3091496.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And when I give thanks for the seemingly microscopic, I make a place for God to grow within me.” — Ann Voskamp", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Acting on even a twig of faith allows God to grow it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry B. 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Christ is our Master, and his inspiration and his anointing teaches us. Where his inspiration and his anointing are lacking, it is in vain that words resound in our ears. As Paul the Apostle said: 'I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.' Therefore, whether we plant or whether we water by our words, we are nothing. It is God Who gives the increase; His anointing teaches you all things.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Saint Augustine of Hippo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-augustine-of-hippo/there-is-a-master-within-who-teaches-us-christ-is-our-master-and-his/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/saint-augustine-of-hippo-32711_inspiration_there-is-a-master-within-who-teaches-us_193793.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/saint-augustine-of-hippo-32711_inspiration_there-is-a-master-within-who-teaches-us_193793.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/saint-augustine-of-hippo-32711_inspiration_there-is-a-master-within-who-teaches-us_193793.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is a Master within Who teaches us. Christ is our Master, and his inspiration and his anointing teaches…” — Saint Augustine of Hippo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We began with a warning that we must be careful not to read the book of Acts as a strict rule book for church planting. Yet our secular, urbanized, global world today is strikingly like the Greco-Roman world in certain ways. For the first time in fifteen hundred years, there are multiple, vital, religious faith communities and options (including true paganism) in every society. Traditional, secular, and pagan worldviews and communities are living side by side. Once again, cities are the influential cultural centers, just as they were in the Greco-Roman world. During the Pax Romana, cities became furiously multiethnic and globally connected. Since we are living in an Acts-like world again rather than the earlier context of Christendom, church planting will necessarily be as central a strategy for reaching our world as it was for reaching previous generations. Ultimately, though, we don’t look to Paul to teach us about church planting, but to Jesus himself. Jesus is the ultimate church planter. He builds his church (Matt 16:18), and he does so effectively, because hell itself will not prevail against it. He raises up leaders and gives them the keys to the kingdom (Matt 16:19). He establishes his converts on the word of the confessing apostle, Peter — that is, on the word of God (Matt 16:18). 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