{"id":4277,"date":"2026-01-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/?p=3828"},"modified":"2026-01-10T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:00:00","slug":"keys-to-spiritual-growth-woman-at-the-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/keys-to-spiritual-growth-woman-at-the-well\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Keys to Spiritual Growth: Lessons from the Woman at the Well"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">3 Keys to Spiritual Growth: Lessons from the Woman at the Well<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">6<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I never expected to discover keys to spiritual growth from having both knees replaced at once. My go-to Bible verse was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Jude%201%3A24&amp;version=NLT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jude 1:24<\/a> (NLT). \u201cNow all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling.\u201d Not having a leg to stand on made my stomach clench as I considered the danger of falling down the steps in my Hong Kong flat. In fact, thoughts of any movement from Point A to Point B had the same effect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/www.NancyLucenay.com_.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PT metaphor for spiritual growth\" class=\"wp-image-3833\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Nevertheless, regular physical therapy proved to be the secret to recovery. Twice a week for three months, my husband drove me to the hospital, where the therapist forced my knees to bend and insisted I exercise to strengthen my leg muscles. Every session hurt. Progress was slow and often imperceptible. But I learned something essential. Healing didn\u2019t come from wishing my body were stronger but from showing up, submitting to the process, and doing the hard work again and again. Even when it felt pointless and painful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">That experience proved to be an apt metaphor for spiritual growth, which requires daily faithfulness in the face of demanding tasks. I found the same truth embedded in the story of the woman at the well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"\/staging\/8869\/#h-keys-to-spiritual-growth-from-the-woman-at-the-well-john-4-3-42\" data-level=\"2\">Keys to Spiritual Growth from the Woman at the Well ( John 4:3-42 )<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"\/staging\/8869\/#h-1-show-up-in-faithful-obedience\" data-level=\"3\">1. Show Up in Faithful Obedience<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/staging\/8869\/#h-2-stay-through-the-discomfort\" data-level=\"3\">2. Stay Through the Discomfort<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/staging\/8869\/#h-3-share-what-god-is-doing\" data-level=\"3\">3. Share What God Is Doing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"\/staging\/8869\/#h-what-physical-therapy-taught-me-about-spiritual-growth\" data-level=\"2\">What Physical Therapy Taught Me About Spiritual Growth<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"\/staging\/8869\/#h-be-faithful\" data-level=\"3\">Be Faithful<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/staging\/8869\/#h-push-past-the-pain\" data-level=\"3\">Push Past the Pain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/staging\/8869\/#h-fruit-bearing-follows-obedience\" data-level=\"3\">Fruit-Bearing Follows Obedience<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"\/staging\/8869\/#h-spiritual-growth-may-be-slow-but-god-is-still-at-work\" data-level=\"2\">Spiritual Growth May Be Slow, but God Is Still at Work<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/staging\/8869\/#h-join-the-conversation\" data-level=\"2\">Join the Conversation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-keys-to-spiritual-growth-from-the-woman-at-the-well-john-4-3-42\"><strong>Keys to Spiritual Growth from the Woman at the Well<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%204%3A3-42&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John 4:3-42<\/a>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-show-up-in-faithful-obedience\"><strong>1. Show Up in Faithful Obedience<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We imagine transformation occurring in sacred spaces, such as quiet sanctuaries, uninterrupted prayer times, or moments when life settles down. But Scripture tells a different story. Jesus met people on roads, in fields, and at wells. In ordinary places, interrupted routines, painful situations, and unplanned conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"3839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/keys-to-spiritual-growth-woman-at-the-well\/woman-at-the-well\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Woman-at-the-Well.jpg?fit=500%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Woman at the Well\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Woman-at-the-Well.jpg?fit=500%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Woman-at-the-Well.jpg?resize=214%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"keys to spiritual growth from the woman at the well\" class=\"wp-image-3839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Woman-at-the-Well.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Woman-at-the-Well.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Samaritan woman didn\u2019t arrive at Jacob\u2019s well outside of Shechem looking for transformation. She came because the household needed water, and the responsibility fell to her. Perhaps she\u2019d already made one trip and dragged her feet on the second, wondering how she could survive endless days of unending demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Her breath hitched when she saw an unknown man sitting beside the well. Not just any man but a Jew. She stiffened when he asked her for a drink. Jewish men didn\u2019t even speak to their wives in public. Why would a Jewish man ask a Samaritan woman for anything?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-stay-through-the-discomfort\"><strong>2. Stay Through the Discomfort<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The woman\u2019s village bore the name and scars of painful memories. Shechem, another foreigner, had raped Jacob\u2019s daughter Dinah there (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%2034&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Genesis 34<\/a>). The thought made her skin crawl. The stranger made no move to threaten her, so she stayed to question his motives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cYou are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%204%3A9&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John 4:9<\/a> NIV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Instead of justifying himself, Jesus turned the tables and challenged her. \u201cIf you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%204%3A10&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John 4:10<\/a> NIV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Jesus didn\u2019t explain his request or offer promises he couldn\u2019t fulfill. Instead, he invited her to open her eyes to unimagined possibilities. To trust him to give her what she didn\u2019t know she needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Samaritan woman\u2019s discomfort increased when Jesus nailed her greatest grief\u2014five broken relationships and her current husband-less situation. Yet she stayed in the conversation. She kept responding. She listened, questioned, and engaged, even when the exchange unsettled her assumptions and exposed her painful past. His discernment opened her eyes to his identity. Step by step, Jesus unfolded the truth. Revelation and recognition occurred. Spiritual growth took place. Although the woman didn\u2019t arrive at the well transformed, she left as a changed woman because she remained present and involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-share-what-god-is-doing\"><strong>3. Share What God Is Doing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The woman at the well found in Jesus the love and acceptance she sought. His revelation that he was the Messiah was too good to keep to herself. With her heart overflowing, she <a href=\"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/samaritan-woman-what-she-left-behind\/\">left her <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/samaritan-woman-what-she-left-behind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">water<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/samaritan-woman-what-she-left-behind\/\"> jar<\/a> and ran back to town to share the news. The villagers raced to meet the man who knew her inside out, the man sent by God to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Her growth didn\u2019t end at the well but overflowed into witness, worship, and a new identity as one of God\u2019s chosen people. God used her simple, faithful act of going to the well to meet the needs of her household to give her and many others his living water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-physical-therapy-taught-me-about-spiritual-growth\"><strong>What Physical Therapy Taught Me About Spiritual Growth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-be-faithful\"><strong>Be Faithful<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Like most people, I didn\u2019t go to physical therapy because I felt ready or motivated. Though I dreaded the pain, I wanted to walk again. I persevered, even though progress sometimes seemed nonexistent. Healing required commitment, not comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Spiritual growth works this way, too. Small, repeated acts of obedience shape our spiritual growth. Biting our tongues when we\u2019d prefer to lash out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scriptureway.com\/bible-verses-for-times-of-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reading the Bible in times of crisis<\/a>, trusting God despite uncertain outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-push-past-the-pain\"><strong>Push Past the Pain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Physical therapy only works if we stick with it. Most days, I wanted to quit. Bending my knees felt impossible. However, each session, no matter how difficult, strengthened weak muscles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Spiritual growth also involves discomfort. The battle against our sin nature requires perseverance. To become more like Jesus, we must stay connected to him even when obedience is hard, answers are incomplete, and change feels slow. Growth doesn\u2019t come from avoiding tension, but from remaining present in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fruit-bearing-follows-obedience\"><strong>Fruit-Bearing Follows Obedience<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Over time, strength formed. Stability returned. Progress became evident. I only recognized how far I\u2019d come once I realized I could stand, walk, and move in ways I couldn\u2019t before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Like physical therapy, spiritual growth is often imperceptible. Nonetheless, when we show up, stay committed, and trust God, fruit will appear. What God strengthens in us through daily faithfulness and sustained relationship becomes a source of encouragement for others walking through similar valleys. Like the woman at the well, God knows everything we\u2019ve done, still loves us, and wants to use us to build his kingdom. Sharing him blesses us and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spiritual-growth-may-be-slow-but-god-is-still-at-work\"><strong>Spiritual Growth May Be Slow, but God Is Still at Work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Even the atheist philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche recognized that long obedience in the same direction results in a life worth living. These keys to spiritual growth can help us persevere so we\u2019ll <a href=\"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/change-how-to-become-more-like-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">become more like Jesus<\/a>. God is still at work\u2014meeting us in ordinary places, asking us to trust him step by step, and forming strength through faithful obedience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Where is God inviting you to keep showing up day after day in the slow but life-changing work of spiritual growth?<\/p>\n\n\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnancylucenay.com%2Fstaging%2F8869%2Fkeys-to-spiritual-growth-woman-at-the-well%2F&#038;text=3%20Keys%20to%20Spiritual%20Growth%3A%20Lessons%20from%20the%20Woman%20at%20the%20Well%20by%20%40NancyLucenay%20on%20Beyond%20the%20Front%20Door&#038;via=NancyLucenay&#038;related=NancyLucenay' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3 Keys to Spiritual Growth: Lessons from the Woman at the Well by @NancyLucenay on Beyond the Front Door <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnancylucenay.com%2Fstaging%2F8869%2Fkeys-to-spiritual-growth-woman-at-the-well%2F&#038;text=3%20Keys%20to%20Spiritual%20Growth%3A%20Lessons%20from%20the%20Woman%20at%20the%20Well%20by%20%40NancyLucenay%20on%20Beyond%20the%20Front%20Door&#038;via=NancyLucenay&#038;related=NancyLucenay' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-join-the-conversation\"><strong>Join the Conversation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I\u2019d love to hear from you! What keys to spiritual growth would you add? Share your thoughts and suggestions in the Comments box at the bottom of the page. (If you don&#8217;t see the Comments box, click Read More and scroll down.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I never expected to discover keys to spiritual growth from having both knees replaced at once. Yet painful physical therapy taught me what Scripture confirms. Growth doesn\u2019t come from wishing for strength, but from showing up, staying committed through discomfort, and practicing faithful obedience day after day. 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