I Am Rewriting My History.

Bible Passage for Sermon Mark 4: 26-29, 1Corinthians 13:11
Mark 4
²⁶ And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, ²⁷ and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. ²⁸ For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. ²⁹ But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
Everything in life follows a growing process. They grow in stages just like the seed, which first sprouts out the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head. When you see this happening then you immediately know that growth is taking place and what follows is the ripening and then the harvest (when it has fully come to maturity).

1Corinthians 13

¹¹ When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Deuteronomy 2 - ³ ‘You have skirted this mountain long enough; turn northward.
You have aged enough, so it's time to now mature. Pursue your destiny, break the band of tradition, loose the strangle hold of routine. You should not yield to every desire but find the right balance, do what the Lord has put into your heart. Stagnation causes atrophy. God wants you to move forward, to progress, to advance in the things he has laid in your heart to do.

7 growth choices that you need to make as a Christian

1. Choose A Life Of Growth - Almost everyone have similar and equal chances and opportunities. The difference between successful and unsuccessful people is their desire to achieve much more and progress. It's never too late to make a change. You can't discover new territory until you are ready to loose sight of shore. Peter dared to do what the others wouldn't do by walking on water, and we all know he went on to become a great apostle
2. Choose To Start Growing Today - Someday is no day. Anytime means no time. Everyone who is someone started out in a day. Everything you do today, joins with yesterdays to become something tomorrow. Anything you can do for 1hr a day, for 5 days a week, in 5 yrs you'll be an expert at it.
3. Choose To Adopt The Posture Of A Learner - Don't be afraid to go through the learning process even when surrounded by experts. Learn something new every year. Isaiah 50 ⁴“ The Lord GOD has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak A word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear To hear as the learned.
4. Choose A Few Areas Of Your Life And Focus On Changing Them - 1Corinthians 9- ²⁶ Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. Make a conscious effort to make changes in certain areas of your life and mature in them.
5. Choose The Price You're Willing To Pay For Growth - No price comes without pain. Nothing good comes cheap. Invest a little in yourself. Life is a trade-off. For everything you want to get you must be willing to invest something (time, moeny, focus). Everything in life requires an exchange. If you choose not to pay, you will fail.
6. Choose The Right Environment For Growth - Your environment affects your life. A goldfish can't grow bigger that the bowl it's in. Make room for growth. There is a saying that goes 'if the shoe fits, wear it', but i say 'if the shoe fits, don't wear it'. Make room for growth.
7. Choose To Relate With Growing People - Expose yourself to things that will help increase you. 1Corinthians 15-
   ³³ Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”. Proverbs 13- ²⁰ He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed. I say to you that your 3 closest friends will determine where you'll be in 5yrs time.

In conclusion, be adventurous and do some extreme things so that when God calls and speaks to you about what he wants you to do, you will not be phased as you are used to stepping outside the box. Then you will freely do his will for your life.