Change Vs. Growth

"you said you were going to change..."

How many times have i heard that? And from how many sources?How many times have i said that to myself even? often we do not mean that word Change as in small incremental steps forward, small tweaks to our strengths so they can bring us more joy and fulfillment instead we mean it as a drastic 180 degree drastic denial of who we are...

Hmmmmmm.

So, it's not about CHANGE as much as it's about GROWTH.

If you think, "I'm going to change."

you Lie.

We can't change ourselves.

We only Grow. 

I can only become my very Best ME. 

We can't change who we are, we can't change our gifts or our short comings. what we can do is grow in all areas of our life. And yes that is change but as a by product not the goal.

An acorn can not say I will BE a MUSTARD SEED! No amount of intention, prayer, work, new habits, etc will bring about that change. It just isn't going to happen. But the acorn can and should say:

I am going to grow TODAY. I am going to push down my roots as far as i can today. i am going to stretch as high as i can today. i am going to reach as far as i can today. i am going to grow as many leaves as i can today. 

And in this way i am going to become all i can be today! And in this way I AM GOING TO CHANGE from a dormant Acorn to a live and vibrant Oak tree.