How do I grow?

Isn’t it odd, trees (of one type) all grow to the same height?
How do they know to stop going upward?
Is it DNA or lack of competition?
When they feel the sun, do they know to stop?
My faith feels the same; it’s much like everybody else’s.
It’s functional; I have enough to get by.
To make enough sense of the world, for now.
But what if I want to be taller?
There are times.

(When miracles need to unfold
and I want to walk in God’s ways
so wars end and strongholds are broken.)

Not to compete but to be closer to God.
More faith to do more than just get by.
How do I grow?

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