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Scriptures Romans 1:20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. Luke 14:18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty arguments [that encourage you to sin], for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience [those who habitually sin].
A man who enjoys responsibility usually gets it. A man who merely likes exercising authority usually loses it.
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. Les Brown
Christians seeking social justice have a special responsibility. Much more is required than the bringing of aid to people who are homeless and in need, and contributing to their support. There are real dangers to be faced. It must never be allowed to appear that charity is dispensed to the unfortunate by superior beings... Much greater care must be taken to identify the giver with those whom he comes to serve. A. C. MacInnes
Every time you take responsibility FOR someone, you take responsibility FROM them, creating dependency & weakening them. Rick Warren
Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities. Napoleon Hill
Good listeners are ear responsible Woody Paige
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expect of you. Henry Ward Beecher
Hope in the future is not a license for irresponsibility in the present. Max Lucado
I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music. --JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
If anyone thinks he has no responsibilities; it is because he has not sought them out. Mary Lyon (1797-1849)
If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams. Les Brown
I'm cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Woody Paige
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. --MOLIÈRE
My insecurities don't absolve me of responsibility. Priscilla Shirer
My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. Oprah Winfrey
My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team. Don Shula
People need responsibility. They resist assuming it, but they cannot get along without it. John Steinbeck
The best way to learn to be an honest, responsible adult is to live with adults who act honestly and responsibly. --CLAUDIA JEWETT
The buck always stops with us. We step into our power when we accept responsibility for our lives. Donna
The game is my wife. It demands loyalty & responsibility, & it gives me back fulfillment & peace. Michael Jordan
The price of greatness is responsibility. Winston Churchill
To complain is to not take responsibility for your life. Donald Miller, Father Fiction
To the victor belong the responsibilities. Al Bernstein
We are no more responsible for the evil thoughts that pass through our minds than a scarecrow for the birds that fly over the seed plot he has to guard. The sole responsibility in each case is to prevent them from settling John Churtom Collins
We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within. Earl Nightingale
We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact. Jean-Paul Sartre
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say. Martin Luther
You are responsible for what you do to others and for what you allow others to do to you.
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was. Abraham Lincoln
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility. --PETER DRUCKER
Don’t Make Excuses = Personal responsibility is a key ingredient to being successful. It is a success starter, while excuses are success stoppers. Taking personal responsibility allows us to improve ourselves. Don’t blame the situation, or other people, for a problem. Accept the consequences—actions and inactions have consequences that we can learn from. Practice this, and see yourself grow into a better leader.
Own Your Actions = The second way to parent with purpose is to teach responsibility. We all need to learn to take ownership of our mistakes or actions and not place blame on others. Instead of saying “sorry,” say “I’m sorry.” Teach your children to be responsible and take ownership. When we teach responsibility to our children, it leads to their development into mature adults.
There is No Connection Between Excuses and Success
Own Your Mistakes = In this week's Book Of The Week, Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn, John Maxwell talks about responsibility, which is one of the vital things that allows us to learn from our losses. If you don’t take responsibility for your mistakes, mess-ups, and losses, you will never fix them and improve yourself. It is easier to go from failure to success than to go from excuses to success. The only way to eliminate excuses is to take responsibility.
Take Responsibility for Your Actions = People love to be empowered, but need to embrace the responsibility. When you are empowered to do things in life, the key is to take responsibility for it and follow through—whether that is taking responsibility for failure, or being the one to acknowledge its successes. Be responsible every time.
Always Take Responsibility = It is important for all people to have a sense of responsibility or to take ownership of their life. You will never do well in life until you take responsibility for your life—for your choices, for who you are, for what you do, for your actions. Take responsibility for the things that happen to you.
Isaiah 9:6 For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
2 Corinthians 8:13 For it is not [intended] that others be relieved [of their responsibility] and that you be burdened [unfairly], but that there be equality [in sharing the burden]—
1 Corinthians 9:17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.
1 Peter 5:2 shepherd and guide and protect the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not [motivated] for shameful gain, but with wholehearted enthusiasm;
Galatians 6:5 ESV For each will have to bear his own load.
1 Timothy 5:8 ESV But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Corinthians 3:8 ESV He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor.
Proverbs 22:6 ESV Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Romans 12:6-8 ESV Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
Close your energy gap. Every challenge demands energy—sometimes more than we realize. Learn to replenish your reserves and strengthen your capacity, and you’ll find yourself more focused, balanced, and resilient in reaching your goals.
Energy Expended Is Energy Returned = Connecting always requires energy. When you are connecting with people, you need to give it your all—you have to enter someone else's world and find common ground, which requires energy, but the energy expended will give you a higher return.
Don’t Make Excuses = Energetic people are life-giving. We need to bring authentic energy with us in all we do. When met with a new task or challenge, if you don’t make excuses, your energy will carry you through. Bring energy to your interactions today.
Passionate leaders are never lacking energy. When you have passion—when you are passionate about a goal, a dream, a life-altering, difference-making idea, or a concept determined to change the world—you will never lack the drive to get it done. You might have setbacks or roadblocks that get in your way, but you will have the energy to keep going, to overcome. So, what are you passionate about? Wake up energized and go get it!
1. (n.) Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive.
2. (n.) Power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate.
3. (n.) Strength of expression; force of utterance; power to impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; -- said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full of energy.
Proverbs 16:24 (MSG) Gracious speech is like clover honey— good taste to the soul, quick energy for the body.
Mark 5:30 (MSG) At the same moment, Jesus felt energy discharging from him. He turned around to the crowd and asked, “Who touched my robe?”
John 6:27 (MSG) “Don’t waste your energy striving for perishable food like that. Work for the food that sticks with you, food that nourishes your lasting life, food the Son of Man provides. He and what he does are guaranteed by God the Father to last.”
1 Peter 4:10 Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
1 Peter 4:11 Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
Colossians 1:29 - For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
It's the exception that proves the rule. --French Proverb
With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere. --C. S. Lewis
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. --Groucho Marx
Everywhere in the world, music enhances a hall, with one exception: Carnegie Hall enhances the music. --Isaac Stern
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. --Colin Powell
Without Exception, Begin Every Day of your Life with Gratitude. --Wayne Dyer
Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. --Colin Powell
Unforeseen surprises are the rule in science, not the exception. Remember: Stuff happens. --Leonard Susskind
Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception. --Barry Sanders
Ephesians 5:33 However, each man among you [without exception] is to love his wife as his very own self [with behavior worthy of respect and esteem, always seeking the best for her with an attitude of lovingkindness], and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear].
Luke 14:18 “But without exception they all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’
Luke 9:15 They did so, making them all, without exception, sit down.
John 14:6 (NIV) Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Daniel 6:3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
All growth that is not towards God is growing to decay. George MacDonald
Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots. Frank A. Clark
For exponential growth, the pastor must give the ministry to the people and the people must give the leadership to the pastor. Rick Warren
I want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. We're made to grow. You either evolve or you disappear.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. — Danny Kaye
Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.Unknown
Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use. — Charles Schultz
One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth.Abraham Maslow
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live. Mortimer Adler
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live.Mortimer Adler
To move forward you must give up your “story” – whether it is excuses about your childhood, lack of education, your bad “luck”, your unsupportive family, your low metabolism, where you live, etc. — Dan Kennedy
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
When there is growth, changes are automatic, if I fear change, how can there be growth? Unknown
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement... --MARIE CURIE
It is necessary to try to surpass oneself always; this occupation ought to last as long as life. --QUEEN CHRISTINA
The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth. --D. H. LAWRENCE
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. --Albert Einstein
Aim For Growth, Not Just Goals = Shift your focus from simply setting goals to making a commitment to personal growth. When you set a goal, you reach it—and then what comes next? This approach can lead to a cycle of constantly chasing new goals without truly growing as a leader. By adopting a growth mindset, you ensure continuous development. Instead of moving from one achievement to another, you keep growing—and as a result, you’ll naturally reach all of your goals along the way.
Close your growth gap. How far you go is determined by how much you're willing to grow. It's not just about knowing the steps to take—it's about understanding the personal growth required to reach your most meaningful goals.
Find Growth Wherever You Are, in Whatever You Do | MWM
Accelerate Your Success = When we live life with Intentional growth, we walk into situations looking for ways to grow, and we seek out inspiration. It means we stay passionate about growing andhave an unquenchable curiosity about learning things that can give application to help others. Are you walking through life with a lens to grow intentionally?
Your Guide To Growth = John Maxwell considers his book, The15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, one of his top 5 books. The only way to guarantee that we are better tomorrow than we are today, is to be growing right now. The laws discussed in this book will help you grow, expand your possibilities, and develop yourself so you can have an incredible future.
Growth Isn’t Automatic = The first law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is thelaw of intentionality. It says that growth doesn’t just happen. Getting older is automatic, but getting better is not. In order to become better, you must have a personal growth plan—you must be intentional in your life. Intentional living takes good intentions and turns them into good actions. If you are going to grow, you must grow your purpose. #intentional
See More. Do More. Be More. = The second law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is thelaw of awareness. It says that you must know yourself to grow yourself. We can’t fix things in our life if we are unaware of them. Ask others to help and expose you to the areas where you are blind. When you see things you have never seen before, you can do things you have never done before, and become someone you have never been before. #Awareness
Grow Yourself To Grow Others = The third law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is thelaw of the mirror. It says that you must see value in yourself to add value to yourself. It is important to believe in yourself, but it is more important to have self worth. This is because we rise to the level of our self worth, not to the level of our belief. A solid self worth allows you to build a foundation for growth and development. #Mirror #self-awareness
Stop. Reflect. Learn. = The fourth law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is thelaw of reflection. It says that learning to pause allows growth to catch up with you. Experience alone isn’t the best teacher, but reflecting on our experiences is what allows us to learn and grow. Reflection turns experience into insight.
Motivation Gets You Going; Consistency Keeps You Growing | MWM
Consistency Compounds Growth = The fifth law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is thelaw of consistency. It says that motivation gets you going, but discipline—or consistency—keeps you growing. We overestimate intensity and underestimate consistency. You don’t have to do something all day, but every day, to see growth and success in your life. Your life and growth has to be stored up before it shows up.
Develop Your Own Personal Growth Environment = The sixth law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is thelaw of environment. It says that growth thrives in conducive surroundings. Are you in a growth oriented organization? Develop your own personal growth environment. When you change your surroundings, you will discover that who you are with determines who you become, how you learn, and how you develop. #environment
Develop A Strategy For Your Growth = The seventh law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is thelaw of design. It says that to maximize growth, you must develop strategies. Hope is not a strategy; you need something specific that you want to accomplish in order to grow and develop. A strategy will help you get from where you are to where you want to go. #design
Bad Experience + Good Management = Great Growth | MWM
Grow Through Adversity = The eighth law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is thelaw of pain. It says that good management of bad experiences leads to great growth. In growth, there is a lot of struggle. We all experience challenges and adversity, but our pain can allow us to grow. We learn to adjust and ask for help in the uphill journey. Your mindset is a choice. Make the decision to learn from your pain, and allow it to make you a better person.
#pain
Better on the Inside Means Better on the Outside | MWM
Develop Your Character = The ninth law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is thelaw of the ladder. It says that character growth determines the height of personal growth. Ladders help you go higher than you can on your own. Character is the ladder of your life. When you have good character and are better on the inside, it will be evident in your actions. #Ladder
Stretch Yourself = The tenth law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The 15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is the law of the rubber band. It says that growth stops when you lose the tension between where you are and where you could be. A rubber band only has value when it is stretched. When we are stretched, we become who we are supposed to be. We improve only when we expand and stretch ourselves.
Grow Up The Mountain = The eleventh law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The 15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is the law of tradeoffs. It says that we have to give up to go up. In order to go higher, you have to go lighter and tradeoff for things that are more important. You will grow out of things, and while it may be harder to give things up as you continue higher in your journey, it is worth the tradeoff!
Dream of Things That Could Be and Ask, “Why Not?” | MWM
Ask The Curious Questions = The twelfth law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The 15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is the law of curiosity. It says that growth is stimulated by asking ‘why.’ When we ask the curious questions, we allow ourselves to explore a future that most don’t get to experience. Ask the questions that allow you to jump the fence! #Curiosity
Find A Model To Follow = The thirteenth law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The 15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is the law of modeling. It says that it is hard to improve when you have no one but yourself to follow. Most of us grow because we saw someone else grow, develop, and progress. Get out and meet people who are able to show you a new path. Follow in the footsteps of a mentor or model. #model
Get Better As You Get Older = The fourteenth law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The 15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is the law of expansion. It says that growth always increases your capacity. The greatest asset from personal growth is that it increases your capacity to grow and learn. There is no finish line when you apply this law to your life.
How Your Development Can Benefit Those Around You | MWM
Pass On Value To Others = The fifteenth law discussed in John Maxwell’s book, The 15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, is the law of contribution. It says that growing yourself enables you to grow others. When you live the law of contribution and significance you add value to others. They get better and you become fulfilled. #contribution
Never Stop Learning And Growing = Growth is not automatic. Because of this John Maxwell has 4 growth practices in his life. Success is determined by growth, and it is the only thing that guarantees things will improve. We should never be done learning, and should always continue to develop and grow.
Never Stop Learning and Growing = Growth and learning should never stop in your life. In many cases, when people reach a learning milestone, people think they are done and the learning is finished, but this is not the case. Always continue to learn and grow, as there is always something new out there.
Read The Right Things Daily = The first growth practice is read daily so you can grow your personal life. Are you growing every day? It depends on what you read. Read in the areas that will build you and make you a better, stronger person. What kind of books do you read?
Read the Right Things Daily = Everybody reads daily, but are you growing daily? Are you reading the right things? Read daily about the things that are your strengths—about adding value to people, about success, about being a better communicator—read daily about the things that are going to make you stronger in the areas you need to be strong and effective. What are you going to read today? #read
Ask Good Questions = The second growth practice is to listen daily to broaden your perspective. It is important for leaders to see through the eyes of other people. Ask your team questions and listen! You don’t learn by talking, only by listening and then asking good questions.
Listen and See Things Through The Eyes of Others = The best leaders are not found by talking to them, they are found by listening to them, hearing their perspective, and seeing things through their eyes. If you are going to lead others, you need to have the time to find them first, and to find them, you have to listen to them. All great leaders grow by listening and seeing things through the eyes of others. So, listen daily to broaden your perspective. #listen
Be A Sustained Thinker = The third growth practice is to think daily and apply what you have learned. Evaluated experience is the best teacher. Reflection turns experience into insight. After a new experience, ask yourself “What did I love? What did I learn?” and you will grow. Sustained thinkers look for a better, bigger, deeper answer.
Think and Reflect Daily = By thinking and reflecting daily, you can turn your experiences into insights as you are always looking for the better answer. What you think and reflect on is what teaches you, and what grows you. #think
John Maxwell’s System that Sustains Him Daily | MWM
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File What You Learn = The fourth growth practice is to file daily to preserve what you learn. Filing gives you a system to keep you from losing good material. Save your ideas and thoughts and it will help you add value to others.
Are You Filing Daily? = Whenever you read a good book, hear a good story, or see something that is important, remember to file it away. By filing daily the things you learn, you create a personal system of good material and ideas that is ready when you need it. #File
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Growth Leads to Being, Doing, and Having More | MWM
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A Growth-Oriented Mindset = Growth is
about doing, being, and having more than we do right now. If we want
more of anything in our life, it will require growth. There is room
for growth in everything we do.
Shift
from a goal-oriented mindset to a growth-oriented one. This will
result in a focus on the journey over
the destination,
where growth continues even after a goal is reached. Where would you
like to see growth in your life today?
Keep Growing = Growth is not automatic. Many people think that finishing school or getting a certificate as being finished with growth and learning, but this isn't the case. We are never done growing and learning, it should never stop.
Read The Right Things Daily = Read daily so that you can grow in your personal life. We all read each day, but are you growing daily? It all depends on what you read! Read daily in the things that are your strengths—in adding value to people, in success, in being a better person—read in the areas where you are going to grow you, and be sure to read the right thing.
Listen To Broaden Your Perspective = Listen daily to broaden your perspective. You don't grow by talking, but instead by listening. It's important as a leader to see things through the eyes of others. This growth happens by listening to others and asking good questions, through hearing others talk about the things you need learn as you continue your growth journey.
Reflect and Think = Think daily to apply what you learn in life. Reflection turns experience into insight. By spending time thinking and reflecting on what you learn and experience, you can extract from that experience and reflect on your personal growth.
Save All Your Ideas—File Them Away= File daily to preserve what you learn. Filing is our system to keep us from losing good ideas—when you read a good quote, see or hear a good story, you immediately file them away so you have access to them when the time is right. Filing keeps your thoughts, ideas, and learnings organized.
Improving yourself is the first step in improving everything else in your life. If you want to grow in life, you have to grow intentionally. Hear from John Maxwell on how to create a growth plan for your success.
We need to move from growth in everything to growth in essential things. What areas are you going to grow in?
What would you eliminate to focus on the essential areas of growth?
Always Be Growing = Success is about growing to reach our potential. God’s gift to us is our potential, and our gift back to Him is what we do with that potential. Discover your purpose, know what your strengths are, and focus your time and energy on growing in those areas. You get the highest return in life from doing what you are good at.
Grow Together = Growth is expected, it's not an option. The only guarantee that you will have a better future—in life, on a team, and as part of an organization—is if you are growing. The only way that you can go together, is if you grow together. Growth is expected in everything you do.
Grow Into The Next Day = In life, we don't go into the next day, we grow into the next day. God's gift to us is our potential, and our gift back to Him is what we do with that potential. Once we discover our strengths and purpose—that is where we want to focus our time, efforts, and energy—we need to use those strengths to get our highest return in life. We need to always be growing.
Growth is Success = By always growing to reach your maximum potential, you can reach success. Our gift is our potential, and our gift back is what we do with our potential. Always be growing into your potential. Always be growing, because that is what success is.
Keep Growing and Learning = The only guarantee that you will have a better tomorrow is that you are growing today. You do not go into possibilities and opportunities, you grow into possibilities and opportunities. This mindset becomes the natural thing to those who keep learning, growing, expanding, and stretching to become a better version of themselves.
The minutes add up= Growth is a result of being intentional. Everyday if you set aside a few minutes to focus on your growth journey, you will develop a little bit more. Stay consistent!
Stop asking, “How long will this take?” Start asking, “How far can I go?” This week, John Maxwell, Traci Morrow, and Mark Cole begin a two-part series on how to change from being a goal-oriented person to a growth-oriented person.
Key takeaways:
- Improving yourself is the first step in improving everything else in your life.
- Growth on the inside feeds growth on the outside.
- Change from growth with a timeline to growth without a finish line.
When you’re a growth-oriented person, there is no finish line! This week, John Maxwell, Traci Morrow, and Mark Cole continue a two-part series on how to change from being a goal-oriented person to a growth-oriented person.
Key Takeaways:
- The growth within you will help you rise above the goals before you.
- If you’re ahead of the class, you’re in the wrong class.
- A growth environment is a place where you are out of your comfort zone.
2 Peter 3:18 ESV But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
1 Peter 2:2 ESV Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
Ephesians 2:21 ESV In whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
1 Corinthians 13:11 ESV When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
Ephesians 4:15 ESV Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
