Kids grow so fast
Growth marks on a wall were a high priority for our family. We would regularly check our kid’s growth and celebrate each little increment upward. It seems like yesterday they were standing as tall as possible with their backs against the wall. We would carefully make a mark, then let them turn around to see it, and then celebrate their growth…
“Look, you’ve grown almost a half an inch!”
Imagine how strange it would’ve been if after making a mark we shook our heads, turned around and said to our kids…
“Sorry, but you’ve actually gotten shorter.”
Don’t stop growing
When it comes to spiritual growth there are times when great strides are made. You are bounding forward in our understanding and applying of God’s word. You can’t get enough time in worship and fellowship. You are getting stronger in all areas.
But then there are times when your spiritual growth seems to not only slow down, but stop, or maybe even go backwards. You aren’t spending time in God’s word. Your passion for worship and fellowship gets put into other things. You’re getting weaker.
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
Transformation is what your spiritual growth is made of, and it’s done through the Holy Spirit. But it can be hindered. Instead of progressing and moving forward, there’s “backsliding.”
Hebrews 5 says that it is actually possible for someone to become “dull of hearing” be like baby who only drinks milk. However, it’s also possible for someone “to have their senses exercises” and become “skilled” in the word.
Your hunger for the meat of God’s word is causing growth. In fact, there’s a wall in heaven with marks on it, dates on it, and your name on it. Jesus is looking at it with you and is saying, “Look how much you’ve grown! Don’t stop!”
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