Are You Still Growing?
One of the marks of a healthy child is growth. We expect children to change, develop, and mature as the years go by.
But have you ever stopped to think that God designed us to keep growing for our entire lives?
Our growth may look different in each season, but it should never come to a standstill. Some kinds of growth happen almost effortlessly, while others require intentionality, discipline, and a willingness to cooperate with God's work in our lives. (Growing around the middle, for example, usually doesn't require much effortā€”but that's probably not the kind of growth we're after!)
So let me ask you a few questions.
Are you still growing?
Can you point to ways you've changed over the past year? Are you becoming more like Christ? Or do you feel as though you've plateaued?
And are you growing in a balanced way? Sometimes we pour all of our energy into one area of life while neglecting the others. If your spouse, your children, or your closest friends were asked whether your life...
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