Many view spiritual activity, church attendance or the addition of new information as spiritual growth or progress. Yet spiritual progress from a biblical standpoint has more to do with becoming more like Jesus, loving others well, reorienting life and priorities etc etc.
As I get older I see how little I actually control. Sure, I’d like to tell myself that I control my world and I definitely act like I have more control than I really do. Look at how much I worry and get stressed. I act like there is something I can do to change the outcomes of lots of things that I have absolutely no power over.