Step #1 -- RECOGNIZE YOUR NEED to grow (Ephesians 4:11-14a; 2 Peter 3:18).

Step #2 -- CULTIVATE A DESIRE to grow (Psalm 119:10-11; 25:2-5).

Step #3 -- BELIEVE IT'S POSSIBLE for you to grow (Mark 10:27; 14:36).

Step #4 -- RECOGNIZE THE SOURCE of your spiritual growth (John 5:39; Hebrews 4:12).

Step #5 -- ASK THE TEACHER to instruct you (John 14:25-26).

Step #6 -- SET SOME GROWTH GOALS for yourself (2 Timothy 1:12; 1 Peter 3:15).

Step #7 -- MAKE SOME PLANS to accomplish these goals (Psalm 77:11-12; 101:2-3; 119:8, 15-16).

Step #8 -- ASK A FRIEND to join you in growing spiritually (Acts 2:41-42; 18:24).

Step #9 -- MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS with frequent check-ups (2 Corinthians 13:5).

Step #10 -- PUT INTO PRACTICE what you learn spiritually (Psalm 86:11).