I’m still growing. What about you? I hope this is a phrase I can always identify with no matter how old I am. As long as we are still going, I hope we keep growing.  

When you and I remain open to growth and invite and allow God to do that critical interior work in us, He goes to it doing exactly what He does best. He changes us from the inside out. He softens our hearts and He breaks our hearts for what breaks His. He allows us to see things from a new and different perspective…His perspective.  I’m not going to lie. Situations involving growth, change, leaps of faith, trust in what I cannot see, and surrendering my will for God’s will are not stretches that have been easy for me to walk out. They make me uncomfortable, fearful, and can even bring their fair share of pain and discomfort for a little while. But some of the very best views I’ve ever experienced in my life have come after the hardest climb. And there is absolutely nothing that compares to the beauty, blessings, and miracles you and I get to witness when we keep growing in partnership with God.