Hendricks - Little Girl Measuring Her Growth
Dr. Howard Hendricks little girl promised her dad that she would grow while he was away on a trip. When he returned and stepped off the airplane she greeted him, “Daddy, come home quick! See how much I growed!” So they went home to the closet door and measured. It couldn’t have been more than a millimeter or two but the little girl jumped up and down. “Daddy, I told you! I did grow!” Later, when she had settled down, she asked, “Daddy, why do big people stop growing?” Her dad, somewhat amused, gave her an amusing answer: “Well, they stop growing up, but they start growing out.” We smile at his answer but, you know, that little girl asked a serious question. Why do big people stop growing? I don’t mean physically. I mean spiritually. 2 Peter 3:18 says to “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (Source Unknown).