Growth
- Commit this to memory:
Growth is not the expansion of our bodies, but rather, the expansion of our minds and personalities, over time. We must become better in our thinking, speaking, and how we behave as time passes by. That is growth. Anything that does not grow is dead.
- When you are disrespectful today, tomorrow, and in the next ten(10) years, are you growing?
- When you keep using foul language, day after day, are you growing?
- When you did not know something yesterday, and now you have learned it, are you growing?
- Does the stone change and become better as the years go by?
- Is the stone living or dead?
- Are you living when you have become unchanging, like the stone?
- Am I growing or dying?
I used to be rude to people. One day, I decided I did not want to live like that anymore. I started being kind and gentle with my words, and now when people meet me they are delighted to speak with me.
- Has my mind expanded?
Yesterday, I did not know about growth, and now I do.
- How do you expand your mind?
- Has my personality expanded?
Yesterday, I would pray against my enemies. After studying scriptures, I have learned to pray for them, rather than pray against them. This morning, I prayed for my enemies.
- Is my personality expanding?
Weeks ago, I could not stand kids. I will walk right past them like they did not exist. Yesterday, I decided to begin to tolerate them and treat them like they actually matter. Now, I attempt to connect with every child I meet.
- How do you expand your personality?
- Can you say that you are neither growing nor dying?
- If you are not growing, are you dying?
- If you are either growing or dying, should you spend your time doing things that help you grow, or rather die?
- Should you listen to songs that do not help you to grow?
- Do the songs you listen to, help you to grow?
- Should you watch videos that do not help you to grow?
- Do the videos you watch, help you to grow?
- Should you have conversations that do not help you to grow?
- Do your conversations help you to grow?
- What are some things that you can start doing now, that will help you to grow?
- Exercise:
- Get an exercise book and name it your "Growth Book."
- In it, every day, write down the things you have done or learned that have helped you grow that day.
- At the end of each week, find out if you are growing, or dying.
- Pray asking God to help you to grow and become what he has called you to be.