365 Devotionals: Growth or Death

These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 1:7

There is growth in God’s Love or death in rejection of it.

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying focus on how the human brain has developed to need the expansion of territory and that this fundamental motivation can be simulated through intellectual, physical, and spiritual endeavors.

I grow in Love by keeping my eye on its most perfect form. When I’m living in its light, I love myself better and can share that love with others. The well is infinite and the possibilities of what can be achieved through God’s Love are endless.

I try to grow physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually every day. I’m not always successful and I understand that rest is a necessary component of growth, even if I occasionally crash into it.

This weekend I will have at least two firsts in my physical and spiritual journeys. My first jiu-jitsu competition and my first psychedelic experience. I don’t know how far my horizons will extend, but I know that God has prepared more room for my spirit to expand than I could ever imagine.

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