Elastic and Growing Pains

I'm realizing more and more how God is so mighty to save. I am also seeing how important working as a team really is. One person cannot do something on their own, especially of their own strength. But it is the teamwork that is put in and the foundation that is laid even years in advance. When fruit finally grows you can trace back all the way to when the seed was planted and just stand amazed at the teamwork that came together to bring forth the fruit. I saw evidence of this just this morning and it literally moved me to tears. It never seizes to amaze me how when you are least expecting it you see things in a new light and suddenly something you maybe didn't understand before is made crystal clear.

This year has been more difficult and challenging than last but I realize that I am growing and being stretched. I think back to my childhood and even to my younger brother growing up and know that growing pains hurt but in the end are worth it because you end up only bigger and stronger. Likewise, when you first start stretching it hurts until you stretch more and more and become more flexible. This is what is happening to my spiritual body right now and I am waiting for the day that I am stronger but I know that I don't want to ever stop growing.