The Soul Shift Series 2015 | Part 1 | We expect children to grow into adults and, as adults, we expect to keep growing and to mature. Yet, when we look at our own growth we can be disappointed and can wonder whether we are changing at all. The disappointment runs deeper when we are Christians. Why don't we grow or change as we hope to? We can forget that we are supposed to grow and that God's plan for us is that we grow to become like Jesus. We must measure our growth by how much more we are like Jesus rather than whether we are doing things that appear spiritual. We grow to be like him by practising spiritual disciplines which allow God to work in us