One of the interesting things I learned from having goldfish, is their ability to grow. Their growth can actually be hindered by their environment. If they remain in a small fish bowl, they will never grow any larger, put them into a larger tank or pond, they will grow to meet their surroundings. We’re no different. Your environment can limit your growth. If you never experience different surroundings, you think life can and is, only what you have always known. You stay the same, and always do everything the same.
In my many years as a homeschooling Mom, one of my requirements for graduation was they had to go on a mission trip to another country. They had to experience life beyond the plains of the Midwest. Each of my kids went and the experiences were life changing in so many ways. They learned life’s wasn’t all about them. They grew in ways that our current home status could never offer. They learned life is always learning, always growing.
Jesus taught the same thing when He said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Mark16:15. Go, reach out in life beyond your borders of your home. Share with others, give of yourself. It will be a blessing to others, and cause you to grow.
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