My wonderful birthday

 Today is my birthday and now I am 30 years old. First of all, it is very hard to accept it because I feel that I become old. How about our spiritual growth?
We could find out the spiritual growth in 2 Peter 1:3-8, 

2 Peter 1:3-8

³ His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. ⁴ Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.  ⁵ For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; ⁶ and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; ⁷ and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. ⁸ For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

So, spiritual growth includes: (1) increasing in our knowledge and understanding of God's Word, (2) decreasing in our frequency and severity of sin, (3) increasing in our practice of Christ-like qualities, and (4) increasing in our faith and trust in God. Perhaps the best summary of spiritual growth is becoming more like Jesus Christ. In 1 Corinthians 11:1, Paul says, "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ." Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of what it truly means to be spiritual.