When we were younger our bodies changed quickly to accommodate our growth. Our parents and peers often told us to ‘grow up’ especially if we weren’t keeping up with our responsibilities or with the mental awareness deemed ‘fitting’ for our age. Many times in our lives and through a various number of ways, we got pushed to grow.
But there are those times, where we don’t want to grow. Of course we don’t want to; we’ve finally found our groove. We know how things work and we’re fine with it. We are comfortable and content. We’ve found our comfort zone and refuse to deal with the discomfort we’d inevitably feel going past that.
But growth has a lot of positives! Growth forces you to learn from your mistakes. Growth challenges you to react differently, to see if you are capable of whatever it is that you’re attempting. Growth also allows you to shed your old self and your old life so that you are better able to embrace the newness of this new life.
More often than not, our Lord is behind these growing pains. He allows for situations to happen in our lives so that we may learn lessons through them. But He’s not just a teacher, He’s also our friend, willing to go through the growing pains with us! He draws us near so that we may learn His voice and then He allows for silence so that we can learn to listen. Yes, growth is hard but sometimes the best stuff, the best life is just outside of our comfort zone!
Thank you Lord for this never ending journey filled with growth and love. Thank you for being patient with me and for pushing me to grow; grow closer to you and grow more in love with your people.
