Growing in Christ

"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"

-- 1 Corinthians 13:11 / New King James Version

The journey toward spiritual maturity lasts a lifetime.  We can and should continue to grow in the love and the knowledge of our Savior as long as we live.  Norman Vincent Peale had the following advice for believers of all ages:  "Ask the God who made you to keep remaking you." That advice, of course, is perfectly sound, but often ignored.

When we cease to grow, either emotionally or spiritually, we do ourselves a profound disservice.  But, if we study God's Word, if we obey His commandments, and if we live in the center of His will, we will not be '"stagnant" believers, we will, instead, be growing Christians . . . and that's exactly what God wants for our lives

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"Every great company, every great brand, and every great career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little"

-- John Maxwell

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Lord, we know that we still have so many things to learn.  We won't stop learning. We won't give up, and we won't stop growing.  Every day, we will do our best to become a little bit more like the person You intended for us to be.