One of the ways God has provided for us to continue to grow mentally is through our ability to keep planting seeds of knowledge into our minds. We experience growth as these seeds grow. There is no problem with over-planting. The storage capacity of most people's brains is so great that we only use a small portion of it.
There is also no lack of seeds for our use. In fact, the availability of knowledge in today's world is so immense that the problem is not one of supply, but more one of discernment of what information will be of the most benefit. With the advent of computers and the internet, access to unlimited information is at our finger tips. Add to that the millions of books, DVDs and educational programs on television that are now available.
Given this ocean of resources at our disposal today, why does it appear that many have stopped growing mentally, or at best, growing at a very small rate? There are a number of reasons. First, people become lazy and reduce their pursuit of learning. Second, there are so many distractions to divert our attention that require no effort on our part. And third, people become satisfied with the status quo. They don't feel a need to grow.
When we stop growing mentally, we actually begin to decline. The reason is that change is always at work around us. If we don't grow, we fall behind.
Growing mentally is critical to our success.
"The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger
and stronger." Proverbs 24:5
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