What Spiritual Growth Looks Like - Tony Evans Devotional

[Music] God's concern for each of us is our spiritual maturity he wants us to grow up in our Christ's likeness to be transformed into the image of Christ whatever ministry you are a part of your growth and your impacting and influencing the growth of others should be of paramount concern God doesn't just want us going through religious motions he doesn't want us just just doing the duty of being a Christian he wants us changing because he wants us to become like his son in our character our conduct in our actions and our attitudes so that the choices we make begin to change because we are now being influenced by his word and by his Spirit to become different kind of people if you're a parent you know what it feels like to want to see your children grow up in the tour and maximize their potential the potential that started off so small as an embryo that now as they grow in life and move to adulthood you want to see them become responsible citizens in fact you're disappointed I'm disappointed when when our kids aren't being as responsible as we are instructing them to be well God gets disappointed too when his kids aren't maturing in the faith in fact the Bible talks about different levels childhood talks about youth talks about father's and fathers focal having kids so they're influencing the lives of others so that should be the pattern in the paradigm for your own growth and transformation you start off as a child that maybe you're not good at making decisions spiritual decisions he talks about the youth the struggle the struggle of Satan and the flesh in the world pull us away from God those teenage years but then you break through that that that time and you become you become a parent that is your maturity is influencing someone else so if you're not growing if I'm not growing if we're not maturing because our decisions are being now more consistently reflective of our faith and of God's truth then we're not only losing in this life but we are losing reward in the life to come on the other hand if we are maturing and are growing and become fathers and mothers parents that is helping other believers to mature well now we are seeing ourselves a positioned for greater impact in history and greater reward in eternity so as you look at the church you are part of the Bible study you are part of a family you're part of look for spiritual development as the goal because when spiritual development becomes your goal and you are progressing in christ-like decision-making then you can expect to see more of God at work in time and here more grant congratulations from him in eternity you [Music]

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Length: 3min 32sec (212 seconds)

Published: Tue Jul 16 2019