We cannot grown without expanding; growth always requires elements of change. All change is not good, but there is a change for the better. We grow in knowledge. We grow emotionally. Our attitudes can change. Our thoughts can become more disciplined. Our actions can be more compassionate. The Holy Spirit should be our Coach in change; His voice should be our Monitor. Sometimes inner healing enables us to move on; sometimes repentance is the necessary catalyst. For the believer, Christlikeness is both the reason and the goal of our continuing transformation.
The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference. –Reinhold Niebuhr
