Grow...

There's this misconception among Gods children

That storms, trials and pain comes as Gods punishment for

Sin and disobedience or as Gods means of trying our faith

But i implore you to look at it from a Parents perspective

Would you as a parent starve your child in order to toughen him up?

Would you throw him into the fire in order to test the strength of his skin?

It's true that sometimes we suffer cos of our disobedience and wrong-doing

But how are we supposed to learn if we don't fall and fail?

God isn't trying to discover who you are by trying you

Remember that before you were born God knew you

He is not trying to know you. He understands you more than you can ever imagine

I believe that everything that happens to one in Life is geared at making him Grow

Friends take a time and consider how a seed grows

It firstly have to contend with its own shell

Break free from itself and just at the point it surpasses that stage

It discovers that it is surrounded by the darkness, rocks and soil,

Another task to be overcome.

Gradually it pries its way through rocks, dirt and soil and

Even when it breaks out to the surface

It has to contend with wind, rain, sun, heat and cold

But soon

That fragile, tiny steam builds resistance to these factors and

become a tree strong enough not just to support itself but others also

and even provide food for many.

The problem with us is we refuse to learn from nature

We get so much engrossed with ourselves that we fail to realize

that for you to grow you have to first break free from yourself and loose shell.

Consider this

Every seed goes through the same process of growth

But at the point they face the weather, storms and wind

Some build up some form of resistance for a short period and give up

becoming sheaves of millet whose relevance lasts for less than a year

While others continue to build resistance to whatever comes their way

throughout their lifetime and become an Iroko whose relevance lasts for decades.

I have never seen an infant who just stood up and started running

He first sits to strengthen his waist,

Crawls to fortify his knees and stands to strengthen his spine

Before moving one step at a time.

Have you noticed that for each of the steps enumerated above

The child through falling learns how to keep his balance?

If he stops trying after the fall of sitting how would he stand?

If he stops at standing how would he run?

Note

The pain a child experiences at a higher stage of his development

is greater than that of the former yet he pushes on and

as a parent you would never stop him going through these process

All you can do is guide him through each stages of his Life

It becomes disappointing when your child keeps crawling

while he should be running and no matter how big he appears

he is considered not to be developing

 So

Why do storms, trials and pain come?

It is a process that measures our progress and gives definition to our growth level.

Everyone faces some form of a storm

What differentiates us is the ones we overcome

Stop being a disappointment to God through complains

Don't be afraid to Grow

Face your Storms for today,

GROW!