You Were Made to Grow

Growth is funny, as it can come wrapped up in many things:

Sometimes we grow through victory.

Sometimes we grow through pain.

Sometimes we grow through surprises.

Sometimes we grow through disappointments.

Sometimes we grow through adventure.

Sometimes we grow through staying put.

Sometimes we grow in ways we want.

Sometimes we grow in ways we need.

Sometimes we grow fast, in spurts.

Sometimes we grow slow, in suffering.

Sometimes we grow together.

Sometimes we grow alone.

Sometimes we grow through clarity.

Sometimes we grow in the unknowns.

Sometimes we seek growth.

Sometimes growth seeks us.

But at the end of the day, growth is growth — it produces the same thing.

A different version of ourselves. A version that is taller or stronger. More empathetic. Kinder. Softer. More mature or capable. Bolder. More discerning. Hopeful. More confident and sure. Weathered or wiser. Gracious or good.

Today whether it’s painful or it’s exciting, may you embrace the season of growth you are in. Having hope for what new parts of you will be refined or produced. Finding peace in the fact that you were made to grow.