Christianity is not meant to be a static faith - it is meant to grow. It is meant to change my character and not be controlled by my temperament.  It is natural to hang on to and gravitate to what we know; we know the road well, and to change the course would require us to navigate by faith.  But my values were meant to gain an eternal perspective and drive my temporal life - this is Peter's message in the first few verses of 1 Peter 2.