Do I need a Growth Plan
I was recently watching a video on YouTube by Terri Savelle Foy. You can watch it here. In the video she was talking about a personal growth plan. It got me to thinking about my life and wondering if I really have a growth plan. 
I can say that I have parts of what could be a growth plan. I have dreams and goals written down that I would like to accomplish. I’m working on them, but I don’t know if I have a specific plan for my growth.
Why is it Important?
You may be in the same mode of thinking that I am. Well, I’m about to change my thinking and I believe that you should too. Why is a growth plan important? If you’re like me, your life by societal standards, may be pretty good.
Jeremiah 29:11(KJV)
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
This is the scripture that I think of when it comes to growing. There is a desire in me, that I don’t want to be the same person that I am now in 5 or 10 years. I think that is the first step to a growth plan.
1. A Desire
Personal, spiritual, and mental growth doesn’t happen just by chance. There must be a desire in us that wants to be better. The scripture in Jeremiah tells me that God has a plan for me too. I would rather pursue God’s plan for my life than anything that I could plan for my life. So as we pursue God, we begin to see His plan and His track for our life.
The Enemy to Growth
The enemy of growth is comfort. People all around us settle in all different areas. We settle on our jobs, because we think there are too many politics involved. Settling in our marriages because we’re comfortable with the routine that has been established. We settle personally because we don’t see a need to be a better person, when by societal standards, we’re a decent human being.
None of these things matter or compare to what God has for us.
Isaiah 55:8-9(KJV)
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
God has a plan for us. A plan of peace and His goodness. There has to be a desire in us to see that plan come about in our lives.
2. Action
You have a Great Idea
How many times have we had a great idea. Something that we thought could change the world. Well it would at least change our world. The idea creates a desire in us. The more we think about it, the more we’re convinced that it would help others and ourselves. A week goes by, then maybe a month and now we’re struggling to remember that great idea we had.
I’ve been there so many times, with so many different ideas. The problem is that we don’t capitalize on those ideas and desires. We have to allow those ideas and desires to cause us to act.
Even little steps are steps towards your dreams. Take advantage of those moments of inspiration and use them to propel you toward something special.
This is how our lives will change. This is how we grow!
What areas do you want to grow in?
Are there ideas that you’ve let slip by?
I’d love to hear your story.
