#Growth and maturity

[gloryofgod]

HEIR IN CHRIST

I am a child

Carried in the bosom and nursed

Can’t seat for long

with short attention span

Crying to get their attention

It work like magic

Unstable

Tossed to and fro by the waves

Carried by every wind of doctrine

By human cunning

By craftiness in deceitful schemes

Untested and theological

Complain about everything and anything

I am a child

Heir

But I am not different from a slave

As long as I am a child

Though the owner of everything

But I am under guardians and managers

Until the date set by my father

The full time has come

To be to grow and mature

To be who He has called me for

To accomplish

To stand

To proclaim

To heal and mend

To build and plant

To uproot and pull down

To rule with my father

To be the heir to the throne

But all I thought off was

How ineloquent I am?

Childish I behave

How people would perceive me?

Their thoughts

How scared I am?

How young I am?

How unskilful I am?

With all the frenzy excuses and all the fear

How long do we want to continually be children

How long would we sleep and slumber?

How long would we be spiritual babies?

How long would we be immature?

Prayer is wahala

Reading the word is dreadful

Fasting is ..............

How long would we stay in our comfort zone?

How long would we hide?

How long would we run from the calling?

Let us put off childish staff

And let us run

The race allocated for us

Let us not conform ourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform us inwardly by a complete change of our minds. Then we will be able to know the will of God- what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.

By speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.

And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if sons then an heir through God.

Grounded in Christ, Repositioned for maximum impact

Reference: Jeremiah 1:4-19

Ephesians 4:14-15 Galatians 4:1-2

Number 11:12 1 Corinthians 13:11

Archbishop Dag Heward Mills’ preaching

Written date: 3rd June, 2023

[hisservantsoldier]

Pain is essential

You can't run from disappointments. You can't avoid hardships. The moment you answered Jesus' calling, you accepted the truth that you will need to carry your cross and oppose the "comforts" of this world.

And even if you are being fair or being good or being righteous to every person you meet, that will never guarantee a painless life.

Pain is essential for your faith maturity. There are biblical truths where their very essence will be fully revealed —or understandable — when sufferings strike your foot. When each step of your striken foot produces unbearable agony to your body.

Like the joy you have when you received Christ as your master, you also receive the privilage to suffer like your savior. Though you do what's right, the world will still reject and mock you.

When you suffer because you're doing something for Father's glory, you're actually preaching to yourself the very Word of God.

We learn from experience. We grow when we groan.

[trillaryclinton]

i also used to not care about getting tickets

in college i was driving 100 on average

i would get everywhere quick

but nah, i don't need those points on my license

or that raise of insurance