Broadcast 4073
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Ephesians 4:14 (NET): "So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes."
Sandra had a challenge that really troubled her. She was a believer and had certain spiritual gifts, but this challenge proved stubborn. After praying and fasting for months over the issue, she decided to meet her discipler concerning it. He got a prophetic insight into the problem and prayed for her from that standpoint, and the problem was solved. Sandra’s discipler could pray once and solve a problem she had battled for months because through spiritual maturity, he walked in more spiritual might and authority than her.
Sandra knew it was time for her to become spiritually mature and stable.
One attribute of spiritually mature believers is the willingness to give. Babies don’t give anything or contribute anything to the family; they only know how to take. But when babies grow to become responsible adults, they begin to give to their parents and not just take.
There are believers who give to the work of God, but only because they believe that is a way to get more out of God. This is the same ‘take-take’ mentality of spiritual babes.
The spiritually mature give because of love. They give because they know they are blessed [with all blessings in heavenly places], not primarily because they want to be blessed. Spiritually mature believers are stable and are not blown about by every wind of doctrine. They don’t give impulsively because someone promised a breakthrough in return. They give purposefully and cheerfully (2 Corinthians 9:7) because they see a need and desire to meet it, honor God by giving to His ministers and ministries, and honor God by giving to their parents (both physical and spiritual).
Go into today knowing that your spiritual maturity is determined by your actions. Renounce every way and conduct of spiritual infancy, and you will begin to see the fruits of maturity in your life. The fruits of maturity include spiritual stability, walking in spiritual might and authority, etc.
Prayer: Lord, help me renounce childish ways and grow into the fullness of your will. Amen.
—Abraham Damilola Arigi
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