Near and Far Faith

So I know that one of the issues I will face with a personality like mine is to latch on to something with all that I have. The issue comes either when that thing is irrelevant to most others, or when I later lose interest after sinking tons of resources into it. I'm always looking for ways to correct this. For example, I try to do things right away so that I'm not distracted from them when more exciting things come along as I wait. Call it impatience... I call it wisdom. So when something sticks with me for a long time, I know it's important - that God is keeping it on my heart and mind for a reason (never underestimate that).

That thing over the past year or so has been the thought process of continued growth. I've stopped using the idea of Christian Maturity in conversation, not because I don't believe in it (Paul's blatant about it, but it's clearly an on-going process), but because too many Christians have used it in today's church circles to create a way point... if not a stopping point altogether... for their spiritual growth. There's no plateau of spiritual maturity. I would challenge whether or not there are as many specific criteria as we think - as we're all different (on purpose by the way).

As this thought's been on my mind, I came across this quote from this website:
When an old olive tree is about to die, new trunks spring up out of the old roots, so the Arabs say, "An olive tree never dies."

An Olive tree never stops growing. I love this symbolism of unceasing movement forward. So today I got it tattooed on my arm.