Growing is good.

This semester, I am taking four science classes and a writing class. (I'm crazy, I know. But hey, college is for doing what you love, right?) It has been a crazy week, but I love learning. In general, science presents questions that can be answered by evidence. Scientists ask why, they do research, and after time (sometimes a long time) they come up with answers.
In Creative Writing this week, I was asked to answer this question: Why do you write? Shoot. That's a good question. I wrote my answer, and was pleased with the paradoxical statements I came up with. However, this question why kept resounding in my head as I walked across campus after class. In the midst of physics homework, I still found myself thinking about it.

Why do I _______?

I do so many stupid things that I wish I had a better reason for doing. Why do I think so poorly of him? I think poorly of him because he sits in front of me in class and reads the notes aloud (from the first time he took this class) before the professor has a chance to put the notes on the board. Why do I feel so compelled to read the Bible every day? I feel compelled to read the Bible because I set a goal for myself and I want to meet that goal.
Do you see a pattern here? I think poorly of him because he annoys me. I read the Bible to meet my goal. How selfish I am! Only when I began asking why did I realize how much I live to please myself and how little I love like Jesus did. I shouldn't even have to ask the question why do I think so poorly of him. I should be compelled to read the Bible every day because I love my Savior and want to hear from Him and be challenged by Him.
Needless to say, I am off to a thoughtful yet challenging start to my year and my semester. However, when I am striving to be more like Christ, I am not stagnant. Not being stagnant means I'm growing, and growing is good.