No where
in the bible does is say "Spiritual Growth." Why did Christians come
up with this concept? Before I go any further let's break down the words.
Spiritual-
of, relating to, or reflecting the human spirit
Growth -
the process of developing or maturing
So we can
say that Spiritual Growth is the human spirit in the process of maturing. So
the question today is, "How can we become Spiritually Mature?"
God's
will for everyone is to become Spiritually Mature.
1. Age
does not make you Spiritually Mature
Luke 2:52
52 And
Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
1 Timothy
4:12
12 Don’t let anyone look down on you
because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in
conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
Yes, to
grow in your relationship with Christ takes time, some are faster then others.
Like Paul, he was one day a person that hated Christians, and in a few days he
was preaching. You see in the verse above with Jesus, that it took time, but as
he grew in stature he grew in wisdom.
Some
young people are afraid to step up and set the example for the older. This
includes me, I feel like that everyone that is older, is wiser then me, and
most are. We need to get back to thinking about our relationship with God
instead of comparing our relationship with everyone else's. Everybody's
relationship is different.
2.
Appearance doesn't make you Spiritually Mature
You know
how some people just look Spiritually Mature? Now I am guilty of judging people's
faith from the outside. It true, sometimes you can notice people body
language. Body language is the action
of there faith. You can say there deeds. Now there is the other body language,
it's the language you notice when people talk, like there hand motions, and
facial expressions.
Now
appearance has nothing to do with Spiritually Mature but your faith and deeds
do.
3. Faith
and Deeds make you Spiritually Mature
James
2:17
17 In the
same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
You may
never grow spiritually without having action/deeds. I am not saying it is
impossible. From experience it is impossible, for my relationship with God. It
may be different with you. I look at it this way. How i love God is by my
Actions. Praying for God to open doors to be a Action-Christian. This will
improve your prayer life.
James
2:22
22 You
see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was
made complete by what he did.
The
person they are talking about is Abraham and his son Isaac. Abraham was
instructed by God to sacrifice his son. So Abraham took(action) his son to
sacrifice him, then right as he is about to, God stops him. This shows how
Abraham's faith and action were working together. What he did made his faith
complete with God making him Spiritually Mature.
Another blog about how I grow more spiritual mature click the link Getting Back to Basics
Thank you
for reading!! If you have any questions or comments, or you want to give me a
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