THE LAW OF GROWTH

THE LAW OF GROWTH

A JOURNEY INTO A LIFE OF FULFILLMENT

Dear Friends,

LIFE IS SO SIMPLE BUT MORE DIFFICULT TO KEEP IT AT THAT

We begin with this quote, this day, dear friends, as we journey into a realm or plain of possibility where everyone thinks you're proud, where your friends think you are discarding them, where when you don't feel the vibe anymore but people don't understand, have you ever been in this situation? And you don't know what to do? Or even still you don't know what it is you're going through? Or you know but you don't know how to sustain it, then this is for you, what you're going through is called the LAW OF GROWTH.

This to you might look boring, but as you read you'd understand the basics of the law of growth and grow to embrace it as it is a fundamental law that governs this universe, *If you refuse to outgrow situations, Situations will force you to grow and when they do, they'd break you in a way you might not like*

1.0 THE LAW OF GROWTH
THE LAW OF GROWTH STATES THAT THE MORE WE GROW, THE LESSER OUR CYCLE/THE MORE CHANGES THAT OCCURS IN OUR LIVES
Let me give you an analogy,
The shorts you wore in primary school or basic school(for readers outside Nigeria) no matter how much love you have for it, can you still wear it now? Is it bad? Is it that you hate it? The simple answer is no and no, but why then can't we wear it, our affinity has changed, this is what the LAW OF GROWTH seeks to achieve in our different lives, it is played out in order to change our affinity, we'd discuss more on that when we get to the latter part of this article

2.0 WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF GROWTH?
For every universal law there are principles that govern it, for instance, the principle that governs gravitational force is that, anything that goes up must come down, it is this principles that would later culminate in the universal law i.e principles or re-occurrence of events is what births laws.

THE LAW OF GROWTH is no difference,there are certain laws or principles that must play out in our lives to have an effective growth process, mind you the growth we are talking about goes beyond physical ageing or facial changes, it takes its root down deep.

There are 3 categories of people in this world
A. Those who don't want to grow at all,
B. Those who want to grow but are afraid of growing,
C. Those who actually grow.

You see 60% of the World population belongs to the first category, 30% to the second category and just 10% to the third category, you now see the reason why the ground floor is crowded and the top is over spacious? To be part of this 10% of people why not follow this principle to get there, you can be part of the 10% leading your class(grow out of being an average student), you can be part of the 10% looking good always (growing out of shabby dressing) etc just follow us as we journey....

2.1 THE LAW OF GROWTH WORKS WITH THE LAW OF INTENTIONALITY:
Growth is intentional: the law of growth works with the law of intentionality, nobody wins the Olympic by chance, there is always an intent, there is a goal to be pursued/achieved either emotionally, psychologically, socially, educationally or spiritually.

Let's clear this notion today, life is not governed by chance, why leave your life to it? Everyone who is successful today was intentional about success, moving from your third class honours to first class honours won't happen by chance, this must first be settled, you must be intentional about it, you must take responsibility for it.

Let us make this clear to ourselves today, You are 100% responsible for your life, nobody owes you anything in this life, please GROW out of that African (the entitlement mentality) that makes us live as though someone somewhere owes you something, dear friends nobody owes you anything, not even a dime, not friendship, not trust, not respect, nothing absolutely nothing! For you to grow into a man of stature and influence that you dream of, YOU MUST BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT IT.

2.2 LAW OF GROWTH WORKS WITH THE LAW OF SELF AWARENESS:
There is a need for self awareness in your growth process not everyone needs to know you are growing or you are on a growth process, but you need to know you are growing otherwise you'd not even know if you've grown at all, it is this awareness that'd determine your company and affinity.
Have you seen a champion or a leading class member talk? So many times we mistake their talk for pride but really it's not, they say stuffs like 'I can't fail' not because they want to brag but because they are aware of what they are doing in private, to grow lesson number two SELF AWARENESS.

2.3 LAW OF GROWTH WORKS WITH THE LAW OF THE MIRROR: Law of growth also works with the law of the mirror, look into the mirror often, do you like what you are becoming? The mirror is looking into your deepest , is it really worth it? Because when you look in the mirror it shows you where you're still lacking and it'd help you adjust,
*there is no growth without adjustment*, your growth process will require adjustment, might be adjustment of timetable, if you had been sleeping 10 hours before it might need to reduce to 5/6, you'd need to give up something for something.

2.4 LAW OF GROWTH WORKS WITH THE LAW OF CONSISTENCY: Growth is not something achieved in a day, it is a steady journey but you must take it, Ronaldo is adjudged one of the best footballers today not because he shone once but over the years he has been consistent.
Law of growth also works with the law of consistency. An adage says 'the blacksmith who is hitting a particular spot wants to bring out something from that spot'.
You who wants growth needs to be consistent, you can't be hot today and cold tomorrow, it'd be rough at first but keep your heads up high whether in the rain or not, whether in comfort or not say to yourself I MUST GROW IN THIS AREA OF MY LIFE AND IT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO BE CONSISTENT COME WHAT MAY I WOULD PAY THE PRICE

2.5 LAW OF GROWTH WORKS WITH THE LAW OF DESIGN OR PATTERNING:
Law of growth works with the law of design/ or the law of patterning: that's why you need a mentor/a role model, let me quicle distinguish between these two, your role model is someone you love to be like but you might not necessarily have a personal relationship with such person but if the person is a mentor, there is a need for a personal relationship that is why there is something called protégé or mentee, there is nothing like 'role modelee,.'

Now mind you, you're not growing into their pattern but you're taking the steps they took that bettered their life to better yours, there is strength in your uniqueness you are not copying anybody you're only trying to use their experiences to strengthen your uniqueness, okay let me give you an advice, take it or leave it, 'YOU CANNOT GROW EFFECTIVELY WITHOUT SOMEONE YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO'.

Find one of such persons today, for me it is My Spiritual Father! For you it can be anybody else but at least find a pattern, find someone who will help you cross that bridge when you get there, FOLLOW THE LAW OF PATTERNING

2.6 LAW OF GROWTH WORKS WITH THE LAW OF PAIN:
No growth process is supposed to be easy, like Apostle Joshua Selman will say ONLY A FOOL COMPLAINS DURING TRAINING.

Training can be very painful, but that is what determines your excellence on the pitch of play. Law of growth works with the law of pain(Every problem or pain introduces you to you/your tears will make you behave when you get to your destination): when you realise you've out grown some people and things, leaving those things behind will drive a knife through your heart but it is necessary. Mandela realised South Africa had outgrown Apartheid, he had to leave his people to go to jail so he could come back to meet them, there is a weird thing about the law of growth, those you leave today because of growth, you will meet again only if they grew too.
South Africans grew and they met he who first outgrew Apartheid again, leaving those friends who aren't helpful, waking up earlier than usual, taking time to iron those cloths rather than wear them like that will be so painful and stressful but in the end it pays off.

To grow you must let things and people go, you must let that hobby go, that affiliation for movies must , that thing taking too much of your time and adds little or no value must go, it'd be painful but they must, anyone who says growth is sweet, tell him I said he is a liar, you'd shed secret tears but its a price that you must pay to *GROW* into that man, that woman of influence, you'd get agitated and frustrated but it is a price you must pay, God help you as you pay them.

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone i.e it'd stress you from border to border, you'd think you'd breakdown but that is showing you you're unbreakable and this will in turn make you grow thick skins to things that people say bearing in mind you've experienced worse.

3.0 HOW DO I EVEN KNOW IF I AM GROWING?
I know you want to ask me, how do I know if I am growing? but still yet the *LAW OF GROWTH* has given us parameters for its measurement and effectiveness and below they are;
3.1 First, your level of curiosity in the area you have grown increases, (i.e you don't just take yes sir/ ma for an answer) for instance if you have grown in the area of academics, you'd not just take whatever you're told hook, line and sinker, you'd search for more understanding, only a child takes whatever he is being told as the final authority, an adult asks questions and here I'd like to quote my Spiritual Father, he once said THERE IS NO DEEP REVELATION WITHOUT QUESTIONS.
It was in those days, curiosity killed the cat, in these days curiosity makes you know more and makes you wiser.

3.2 Second, your appetite changes, appetite here is not talking about food, it's talking about what you feed your mind with, if you've grown in your spiritual life, you'd see that your appetite for any thing spiritual will be heightend, if it's fashion you'd end up watching more fashion shows than before, it becomes your obsession, your drive.

3.3 Your circle reduces, you see if you have truly grown and your circle of friends is still the same something is wrong with your growth process, because now that you have grown, your circle should involve those who are on the same pedestal as you, this doesn't say you don't talk or interact with the the old folks but now there is a new passion and you'd pursue it more than any other thing.

3.4 You'd be proud of your pains, only a child hides his scars an adult makes you see them to teach you a lesson, You'd begin to enjoy life regardless of what people think or say about you because you know they don't define you but your growth defines you.

4.0 Finally, before I go back to what I started with because I know many people are already wandering what the quote has got to do with what we have been saying; the funny thing about growth is that *GROWTH BIRTHS GROWTH*, we don't stop growing!

Now back to the quote, see life is simple but it is very difficult to keep it so, why?
You may ask, simple and straight if you don't grow willingly, life will force you to grow and when life does, you'd end up with more scars than you should have had if you had grown willingly.

HAVE A NICE GROWTH TRIP
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References
John C Maxwell- 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth (book)
Apostle Joshua Selman- The Travail(Podcast)
Apostle Joshua Selman- Awake Thou That Sleepest(Podcast)
Notes from interactions with My Spiritual Father.

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