GROW UP... IN JESUS

By Stephen Lane

Here are a few questions guys… Have you ever known someone who has been a Christian almost their whole life, but still acts as if they’re not even saved? Have you ever known someone who calls themselves a Christian but still think it's okay to do a couple “little” sins? Have you ever known someone who identifies with being a believer but still continues to cuss all the time? Or talk about the opposite sex in derogatory ways? We call this… Immature Christianity!

Now, don’t get me wrong…. You don’t have to be perfect. There is a time and place for immaturity; for instance, when a baby is born we don’t automatically expect them to eat meat just a few weeks after coming out of the womb. And we don’t expect them to give up their bottle or passy right away. But in order for growth to happen, something has to change at some point. Sanctification is the continual process of being made holy. In order for growth to take place you have to be willing to submit yourself to sanctification and the process being made to look like Jesus. And, sometimes it does not feel good but it is totally worth the struggle and fight. 

Remember though, you can grow physically without growing spiritually. I know a bunch of “grown folk” (that’s my cool word for old people) who have called themselves Christians for 50 plus years, but if you were to just sit back and observe their lives and listen to the way they talk you would never know they were going to Heaven. We, as Christians, should be DIFFERENT and SET APART!! There should absolutely and positively be a difference in how we live our lives.

Commit today to strive to live a life of holiness; constantly pursuing the deep things of God…not settling for anything less. Choose to put down the milk and pick up the meat! Ask the Holy Spirit what you need to change in order to live a mature Christian life. YOU GOT THIS!!

Read 1 Corinthians 13:11