Thoughts on Growing

So, it's been a while since I wrote in here last. I've had a lot going on in my life, and therefore I have been thinking about a lot. Growth and growing up has been a big theme in my life. Growing up is inevitable... as human beings, we must grow up else we will not succeed in any way in life. Now there is some extent to which holding onto our 'inner child' is good, but we must grow up and face the world as adults. However, growth is optional. At least, in my experience it is.
I am a Christian. I have been for about five years now. I've been reading a book recently and it has challeneged me to reevaluate my priorities. Just because I say God is my number one priority, doesn't seem to mean He really is. What if my top priority is really video games or simply put, enjoying life independent of God? Hmm. So what? Well, as a Christian I know that this will not result in life everlasting. God absolutely must be my top priority. How does this happen? Spending more time with Him and living my life worthy of His calling. Growth. I must grow in my relationship with Him.
Education. Elementary school and high school train you in how to learn. College trains you that you really don't know squat and tries to teach you new things. However, the more you grow in your knowledge of things, the more you come to realize you really don't know very much. So is growing a hopeless plight?
The more you grow, the more you don't know. The more you have to grow. This simple truth could be viewed in two ways:
1) You could become bitter or depressed and simply stop growing.
2) You could take joy in knowing there is so much more to learn.
This is where the choice of growth comes. Regardless of what stage of life we are in, we can always grow. There is always something new and exciting to learn. Be it in faith or somewhere else. To live is to learn. Learning isn't about writing papers or getting a good grade necessarily... although those can help stimulate growth. Growing is about constantly admitting you don't know everything and striving to learn more. What you do with your growth is unlimited. You could start a business to help people in need or to help yourself. You could write books for people to read. You could make movies for people to enjoy. You could sit in your home and do nothing about it.
Learning and growth. These things have been on my mind an awful lot these past weeks. I'm growing and learning. I'm learning that to grow I have to lose myself and accept that I don't know much. To grow is a continual process that never ends, and that is exciting.