Three ingredients of growth:
GRACE_+_TRUTH
TIME
Just as a tree needs good soil and nutrients to grow tall and strong over a period of time, we need essential ingredients in our lives to experience strength and growth. These essential ingredients are grace and truth. The bible has many descriptions of God, and when they are all summed up, they describe a God who is full of grace and truth. Growth only comes over time. For us to become healthy and strong, it requires the proper ingredients in our lives, and time for it to work.
What is grace?
What is truth?
As you were growing up, who was the best example of grace?
Who was an example of truth?
Did your parents, siblings, peers, or teachers treat you with grace and truth?
Does your perception of God lean more toward grace or truth?
Have you experienced times in your life where growth has not happened?
Describe a time when you have felt touched by grace.
Do you feel like truth is mean?
Have you experienced truth without grace?
Can you give yourself grace when facing the truth about yourself?
Where are these essential ingredients for your growth coming from today?