Wisdom says...
Growth is not automatic. It requires participation on our part. We all have areas of our lives in which we could stand to improve, but it takes work. Often we look at ourselves over time, see the growth, and wonder how it happened. It was something WE did. Growth can be positive or negative, but where the focus goes, the power flows.
Positive focus=positive growth
Those in my family as well as those that knew me when I was young, can see that I have grown (wider) over the years. This did not just happen! It took consistent action on my part. Every bite, every calorie, every delicious morsel contributed to my current state. Likewise I have grown intellectually. This resulted from reading, taking classes, and listening to intellectually stimulating information.
When we desire to grow intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, relationally, etc... we have to realize that every step we take in that direction will contribute to our growth. One day, we will wake up, take inventory and look at the marvelous growth we have made.
Q: In what ways do YOU need to grow and what are some steps toward that growth?
I personally need to grow in loving the seemingly unloveable people in my life! I have no problem loving on someone who returns the love, however those ones who give me grief...I want them to take a flying leap!! SHOULDER SHRUG... as you have said countless times before...Jesus died for them too!! One step that I can take toward that growth...JUST LOVE!! Treat them like they just didn't stomp on my flower garden that I just finished planting!
ReplyDeleteMichelle J
Michelle, That is a very good point. It is so easy to love them that love us, but boy...we really have something when we can love people who have no "lovable" attibutes. It is an huge undertaking, but will produced "eternal" rewards.
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