Our spiritual life grows, like our growth in this world. Our spiritual life may not grow at all, or it may grow quite rapidly, so how would we know when we have spiritually matured?
First of all, our perceptions change. We would see things with different eyes. When we see things as Jesus sees them, we have really spiritually matured with our perceptions.
Secondly, our mood changes. This lets us adapt to a better mood and may even help us in life.
Last of all, we wouldn't see things so short-sightedly. Things may seem bleak for you right now, but if you trust in the Lord, he will guide you to something great. A good example is Joseph. He spent 13 years of pain in Egypt and experienced betrayal many times. But he still trusted in the Lord, and the Lord gave him a very high rank in Egypt. In his time of power, he didn't seek for revenge. When he had his first son, he named him Manneseh, which basically meant 'forget it.' He was going to forget 13 years of sadness, pain and betrayal.
Most importantly, spiritual growth only happens if you want to grow.
So do you want to grow?
If you do, please pray to Jesus. Tell him that you want to spiritually grow and want to become like him, tell him that you know things will be tough but if you get through, there will be a greater reward.
Monday
The growth of your spiritual life
Our spiritual life grows, like our growth in this world. Our spiritual life may not grow at all, or it may grow quite rapidly, so how would we know when we have spiritually matured?
First of all, our perceptions change. We would see things with different eyes. When we see things as Jesus sees them, we have really spiritually matured with our perceptions.
Secondly, our mood changes. This lets us adapt to a better mood and may even help us in life.
Last of all, we wouldn't see things so short-sightedly. Things may seem bleak for you right now, but if you trust in the Lord, he will guide you to something great. A good example is Joseph. He spent 13 years of pain in Egypt and experienced betrayal many times. But he still trusted in the Lord, and the Lord gave him a very high rank in Egypt. In his time of power, he didn't seek for revenge. When he had his first son, he named him Manneseh, which basically meant 'forget it.' He was going to forget 13 years of sadness, pain and betrayal.
Most importantly, spiritual growth only happens if you want to grow.
So do you want to grow?
If you do, please pray to Jesus. Tell him that you want to spiritually grow and want to become like him, tell him that you know things will be tough but if you get through, there will be a greater reward.
First of all, our perceptions change. We would see things with different eyes. When we see things as Jesus sees them, we have really spiritually matured with our perceptions.
Secondly, our mood changes. This lets us adapt to a better mood and may even help us in life.
Last of all, we wouldn't see things so short-sightedly. Things may seem bleak for you right now, but if you trust in the Lord, he will guide you to something great. A good example is Joseph. He spent 13 years of pain in Egypt and experienced betrayal many times. But he still trusted in the Lord, and the Lord gave him a very high rank in Egypt. In his time of power, he didn't seek for revenge. When he had his first son, he named him Manneseh, which basically meant 'forget it.' He was going to forget 13 years of sadness, pain and betrayal.
Most importantly, spiritual growth only happens if you want to grow.
So do you want to grow?
If you do, please pray to Jesus. Tell him that you want to spiritually grow and want to become like him, tell him that you know things will be tough but if you get through, there will be a greater reward.
Remembering our purpose
God gave us this life for a purpose.
If not so, he could just take anyone who gets baptized up to heaven straight away.
But no, he doesn't, for we must use our lives for our main purpose: Spreading the Gospel.
Spreading the Gospel is just telling anyone about the Lord, and asking them to believe and trust in the Lord and fulfilling our purposes that we were created for.
Sounds simple, doesn't it?
Simple as it is, the number of new Christians that comes into the house of God is getting smaller and smaller. This is because of our high understanding of science and Christians that just can't be bothered spreading the Gospel.
Don't think that the best Christians have no interaction with unbelievers, think that the best Christians are the ones that help the most people become believers.
God keeps a list of everyone we've helped, so basically, it's the more the better.
The main reason we don't get up from our couches and tell everyone about the Lord is in the following questions:
1. Do you believe in the end of the world?
2. Do you believe it's when Jesus will come again and judge us?
3. Do you believe it's coming closer?
4. Do you believe it will happen today?
Most of us will answer yes, yes, yes, no.
We should be answering yes, yes, yes, yes.
If you have any doubts, pray to God about it. He wants to hear about EVERYTHING.
It's funny how we pray better when we're in trouble or in need of help.
Maybe we should try to pray better. All the time.
Don't live each day like your first, live it like your last.
Don't just reach for just the one person, reach for as many people as you can.
If not so, he could just take anyone who gets baptized up to heaven straight away.
But no, he doesn't, for we must use our lives for our main purpose: Spreading the Gospel.
Spreading the Gospel is just telling anyone about the Lord, and asking them to believe and trust in the Lord and fulfilling our purposes that we were created for.
Sounds simple, doesn't it?
Simple as it is, the number of new Christians that comes into the house of God is getting smaller and smaller. This is because of our high understanding of science and Christians that just can't be bothered spreading the Gospel.
Don't think that the best Christians have no interaction with unbelievers, think that the best Christians are the ones that help the most people become believers.
God keeps a list of everyone we've helped, so basically, it's the more the better.
The main reason we don't get up from our couches and tell everyone about the Lord is in the following questions:
1. Do you believe in the end of the world?
2. Do you believe it's when Jesus will come again and judge us?
3. Do you believe it's coming closer?
4. Do you believe it will happen today?
Most of us will answer yes, yes, yes, no.
We should be answering yes, yes, yes, yes.
If you have any doubts, pray to God about it. He wants to hear about EVERYTHING.
It's funny how we pray better when we're in trouble or in need of help.
Maybe we should try to pray better. All the time.
Don't live each day like your first, live it like your last.
Don't just reach for just the one person, reach for as many people as you can.
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