The word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and the joints and marrow, and is a discerned of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
The word is something we need to spend time meditating on daily, even meditating on one scripture verse or a couple at a time, brings the refreshing our soul desperately needs.
Refresh your mind, heart and soul with the powerful word of God. The more we spend meditating thoroughly and spending quality time in the word, the more at peace we are, the more we will grow in wisdom, the more we will grow in understanding, the more instruction God will give us, the more JOY we will have, and the more we will be led to obey God instead of walking in disobedience.
The growth you long for is in spending quality time in the word, and in prayer. Begin one verse at a time.