Are you growing...?

Hebrews 5:12-14 NKJV

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that  is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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† Shalom †......! Day #166. Do you know that spiritual growth happens when you're rooted in Christ and allow the Holy Spirit to prune out,  to mold and to build you according to His ways and will? Let us pray. Father, help us to continue to grow in You. We do not want to stop learning and growing. Holy Spirit come and have Your ways in us. Mold us, make us, as we surrender wholly to You. In Jesus name we ask and pray, amen!

Friends,  spiritual maturity happens when we continue to grow and learn in the Lord. We cannot be the same person back to when we have received Christ as our Lord and Saviour. A stagnant believer is a person who refused to grow and move in the Lord.  Spiritual growth and spiritual maturity is two different things. Spiritual growth is to grow up spiritually in every aspects of your spiritual life and walk with God whereas spiritual maturity to become an adult in your spiritual life. You see, for example a teenager age of 17 can be more matured in his or her spiritual life meaning to say that he or she becomes adult in his or her spiritual life. Why and how come? Well, it is because the intimate relationship they have with God as well as all the experiences they have as they walk with God. Sometimes it doesn't mean that you are an adult and your spiritual life must be an adult,  there are some childish believers that's in need of spoon feeding. For them is given only milk to eat and drink.

The tons of certification you have in the knowledge of God or theological studies doesn't make any sense if there's no spiritual maturity and spiritual growth in you. Physically you may be an adult, but spiritually you are still a baby. Spiritual growth and spiritual maturity is a lifelong process. We only stop growing when we die. Now, why this is important? Because solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that  is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. So that you are able to discern both good and evil.

How to be spiritually matured and grow?
» Work out your relationship with God. How long do you spend your time to be with God? 

» Every events that's happened in your life is to mold your character to continue to persevere and endure every kind of hardships. This is to build you inner man to be strong to breakthrough every hindrances and obstacles and to have courage to face anything boldly.

» Allow the Holy Spirit to correct,  rebuke and to lead us. There must be a heart, a desire to learn and to grow. As the Holy Spirit leads you, be submissive and obedient to God and allow Him to work in your life.

I pray that you would begin to digest solid foods and not just drinking milk in your spiritual life. God bless you.

Let this day be the day of the Lord!

*** if you have any prayer request or any comments, or in anyway that I can serve today, please do let me know, I am at the Lord's service.

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In His Majestic service,

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