Have you ever looked at a mature Christian and said I wish I could be like him or her? Wouldn’t it be great if I knew my bible as well as they did, or if I could just pray as well is they do, or be a leader as much as they are, or just be as good at expression joy and love?
Most of us want to have instant growth. We want to wake up one morning and have it all, but what we forget is that we all have a person inside of us that is going through struggles and trials every day.
The only way we are going to become a mature Christian is through practicing spiritual disciplines like
• Reading our bible
• Praying often
• Fellowshipping with one another
• Giving back to God
• Serving God
Garden Question
Have you ever had a garden before or have you ever planted something before that you started from a seed. When you went out to plant the seed what were your intentions? Are you committed to the seed? Do you want to see it grow? Of course you do. You don’t plant a seed to not see it grow. There been a few times you were probably doubtful that it would grow.
God is committed to see us Grow
1 cor. 3:6-7 “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.”
Right there it tells us that he is the one that planted the seed. We are the seed.
Isaiah 60:21: “They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.” When we grow we show His splendor.
What responsibility do we have for our growth?
• 2 Peter 3:18 – Talks about us growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus
• 1 peter 2:2 – Tells us to grow up in our salvation
• 2 Cor. 10:15 – Paul talks about when our faith grows the activity of the church will grow to
It’s just not all up to God and it’s not all up to us. God has designed it so that we work in a partnership with him.
Philippians 2:12-13 - Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling [that’s our part] for it is God who works in you [that’s God’s part] to will and to act according to his good purpose.”
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