Discipleship Quote by Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“God wants to help us to eventually turn all of our weaknesses into strengths,1 but He knows that this is a long-term goal. He wants us to become perfect,2 and if we stay on the path of discipleship, one day we will. It’s OK that you’re not quite there yet. Keep working on it, but stop punishing…” quote by Dieter F. Uchtdorf — Download Open image

“God wants to help us to eventually turn all of our weaknesses into strengths,1 but He knows that this is a long-term goal. He wants us to become perfect,2 and if we stay on the path of discipleship, one day we will. It’s OK that you’re not quite there yet. Keep working on it, but stop punishing yourself.”

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (4 ratings)

Discipleship Goal Goals Helping Long Long term One day Path Perfect Punishing yourself Strength Term Turns Want Weakness

More by Dieter F. Uchtdorf

We cannot go back in time and change the past, but we can repent. The Savior can wipe away our tears of regret and…

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Image

Compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Image

We don't always know the details of our future. We do not know what lies ahead. We live in a time of uncertainty. We are surrounded by challenges on all sides. Occasionally discouragement may sneak in to our day; frustration may invite itself into our thinking; doubt might enter about the value of our work. In these dark moments Satan…

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Daily simple, sincere, and mighty prayers lift our lives to a higher spiritual altitude. In our prayers we praise God, give thanks to Him, confess weaknesses, petition needs, and express deep devotion to our Heavenly Father. As we make this spiritual effort in the name of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, we are endowed with increased inspiration, revelation, and righteousness, which…

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Sometimes a single phrase of testimony can set events in motion that affect someone's life for eternity.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Image

As we contemplate with reverence and awe how our Savior embraces us, comforts us, and heals us, let us commit to become His hands,…

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Image

I suppose the Church would be perfect only if it were run by perfect beings. God is perfect, and His doctrine is pure. But He works through us - His imperfect children - and imperfect people make mistakes.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

This topic of judging others could actually be taught in a two-word sermon. When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or…

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Image

As you take the normal opportunities of your daily life and create something of beauty and helpfulness, you improve not only the world around…

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Image

Developing Christlike attributes in our lives is not an easy task, especially when we move away from generalities and abstractions and begin to deal with real life. The test comes in practicing what we proclaim. The reality check comes when Christlike attributes need to become visible in our lives—as husband or wife, as father or mother, as son or daughter,…

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

In His plan there are no true endings. Only everlasting beginnings.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Image

Often the deep valleys of our PRESENT will be UNDERSTOOD only by LOOKING BACK on them from the mountains of our FUTURE experience. Often we can’t see the LORD’S HAND in our lives until long after the trials have passed. Often the most difficult times of our lives are ESSENTIAL building blocks that form the FOUNDATION of our CHARACTER and…

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Explore all 377 Dieter F. Uchtdorf quotes

More Discipleship quotes

“It is one thing being disciplined to plan and it is another thing being a disciple of great work. Be your own disciplinarian.”

Israelmore Ayivor

Image

I have no disciples, being myself an aspirant after discipleship and in search of a guru.

Mahatma Gandhi

Image

Most neuroses and some psychoses can be traced to the unnecessary and unhealthy habit of daily wallowing in the troubles and sins of five…

Robert A. Heinlein

Image

“There are two choices: to be human, made in the image of God, with Jesus; warp to be in human, consumed with greed and on aware of the pain that is inflicted upon others. Put in simple options, it is to be human and forgive, make peace in spite of all hatred, or to be in human and kill, dividing…

Megan McKenna

“There is no shortcut for hard work that leads to effectiveness. You must stay disciplined because most of the work is behind the scenes.”

Germany Kent

Image

“Christian discipleship is a decision to walk in his ways, steadily and firmly, and then finding that the way integrates all our interests, passions,…

Eugene Peterson

Image

“(Bonhoeffer's) change was not an ungainly, embarrassing leap from which he would have to retreat slightly when he gained more maturity and perspective. It…

Eric Metaxas

Image

“The evangelical wing of the Church spends a lot of energy on being "born again" but little time on "growing up" again. There is…

Steve Stockman

Image

Jesus never discipled one-on-one.

Howard G. Hendricks

Image

We even talked like Hemingway characters, though in travesty, as if to deny our discipleship: That is your bed, and it is a good bed, and you must make it and you must make it well. Or: Today is the day of the meatloaf. The meatloaf is swell. It is swell but when it is gone the not-having meatloaf will…

Tobias Wolff