Growth

                                                                      

The little girl stands tall as her grandmother holds a ruler on her head, marks the wall, and writes today’s date. The child excitedly looks at the mark.  How much has she grown since last year? Some years the line moves up a little, other years it moves up a lot. But every year, the child grows. A healthy child is a growing child. 

For most of us, physical growth ended years ago.  But other areas of growth have no expiration date.  We are never too old to learn. We are never too old to change. For Christians, we are never too old to grow in our walk with the Lord.

As I entered my senior years, I found an unlikely Bible verse to be an encouragement.  2Corinthians 4:16  says: “ Do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.” As we age, our body parts become weaker. Some of us even require replacement parts! At the same time, this season in life can also be a time of rich spiritual growth as we seek the Lord day by day. Our spiritual growth has no expiration date - no matter how many candles are on the cake or how many body parts have been replaced! Let us celebrate our walk with the Lord that only grows richer as time goes on.