The Paradox of Growth

One of the great influencers in my life, John Symonds, said something in class last week that is still impacting me. He was speaking on asking ourselves the hard questions concerning our leadership. He then, in a moment of vulnerable transparency, spoke of how the closer her gets to the Father, the older he gets in his faith, the greater the gap gets between who he is, and who the father has created him to be. What a sobering thought. Here is a man who has been serving the Lord most, if not all, of his life. He is realizing, what Isaiah did in ch.6 of the Book, that in light of Christ, the gap is large, too large for us to close.
Here’s the paradox: the more we grow, the more we need to. The “holier” we get, the more we need to be. The deeper we go in love and faith, the deeper we realize the depths are. The more ground me gain, the more we realize is left.
This realization, though, is not discouraging, in no way. It is a glorious concept, because it greatly increases the awareness of our very real need for a Savior and a God. That’s the purpose. God draws us into his presence, not to primarily “fix” us, but to first of all make us aware that we need fixing. We must know the need, before we can seek the remedy. The greater then need, the more violently we seek the remedy.
Realize this: the need is greater than we could ever realize. Seek hard the remedy: Jesus.
Roach out.