1 Corinthians 13:11 (NKJV) 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
There is something very important implied here for all believers to pay close attention to.
That something is our growth and maturity in Christ.
When we first put our faith in Christ, we are mere children in our relationship with Him.
But as time goes by, we need to make sure that we’re doing our part to mature and grow.
Everyone grows at different rates. This is a given. The important thing is that we do grow!
Thankfully, God is patient, and He gives us grace as we learn to crawl, then move on to walking and, ultimately, running.
Some of us might get stuck at crawling. There are usually a couple of reasons for this.
1. A lack of time and effort put into it on our part.
2. A lack of understanding.
There is a solution for both of these. Let’s take a look.
For the first problem, we need to be sure we’re disciplined enough to set aside the time needed to build and grow our relationship with God. It’s critical to growth as a believer.
If we’re not doing this, many times it’s because we haven’t taken the relationship seriously enough. The cure for that is to grasp and understand what Christ did for us on the cross, literally taking our place, dying as a substitute for you and for me.
To fix the lack of understanding, there are usually two different issues we need to look at.
The first would be making sure that we’re spending the time needed in God’s word to get that understanding. And if we’re having trouble understanding what we’re reading, it’s a great idea to get some help from someone who can help us understand it better.
Lastly, if we are already learning from someone else, but we’re still having difficulty, we may need to sit under a different teacher or organization in order to get taught in a way that helps us. This can sometimes make a major difference in how well we learn!
So, remember that we need to be growing as believers. But remember, also, that we are not on our own as we do learn and grow.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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