We studied 1Corinthians 3:1-4 and Hebrews 5:11-14 during LG on Saturday. Many Christians were not growing. Paul called them immature and still babies in
the faith. They were jealous, lazy,
selfish, living in fear, not teaching others, and not applying what they have
learned. Other Christians were being
intentional and growing.
During LG,
we came up with these words to describe the maturing Christian:
Connection,
training, authenticity, bible studies, self-discipline, sacrifice, action,
community, mentors, and choosing to be intentional.
We read a
paragraph from For the Love of God, by D. A. Carson written in 1999. This is the excerpt:
People
do not drift toward holiness. Apart from
grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer,
obedience to Scripture, faith, and delight in the Lord. We drift toward compromise and call it
tolerance; we drift toward disobedience and call it freedom; we drift toward
superstition and call it faith. We
cherish the indiscipline of lost self-control and call it relaxation; we slouch
toward prayerlessness and delude ourselves into thinking we have escaped
legalism; we slide toward godlessness and convince ourselves we have been
liberated.
My challenge
to you this week is to read this excerpt every day. Make it your call to action and
maturity. We will not drift into
Christian maturity. We must make a
decision. It will take an effort on your
part. We have to be intentional.
Travis
