What is G-R-O-W-T-H
The world measures Growth in different levels. If there is profit the corporate world says we are progressing. If a crawling child starts speaking, the parents believe that the child is growing. As people of God what really measures our growth? Does our spirituality very much showing a stunted growth? If then, let’s consider this acronym seriously and let God speak to our hearts.
G - Get to know God personally.
Paul says in Phil 3:10 “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection...” Is that our desire in this post modern era? Do we just know the Christianity of Christ? Or do we know the Christ of Christianity? Let’s take time to know him personally in our lives.
R - Responding to God in prayer.
Prayer is the language of the soul where we can talk to God in an intimate way. Just being silent in his presence is also prayer. But let’s ask ourselves do I pray?
O - Obedience to God’s word.
1 Sam 15:22 says “Obedience is better than sacrifice”. God delights when his people obey his commands. Noah obeyed by doing what the Lord said. Abraham obeyed God’s call and was a blessing to many nations. Do I take God’s word seriously?
W - Walking with God.
Enoch was one who walked with God. Bible says that he lived for 365 years altogether. In which bible records 300 years he walked with God. How is our walk with God? Are we enjoying God daily? Micah 6:8b says what does the Lord require of you? To walk humbly with your God.
T - Telling others about God.
The Samaritan woman was the first evangelist in the bible. After her personal encounter with the Lord Jesus near the well, she was not able to be silent. She went all across and spread the word about the person whom she met, one who told all about her. Are we leading a witnessing life in the place where we live? Psalm 96:3 says “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples”.
H - Having fellowship with God’s people.
Heb 10:25 says Lets not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing. We are not living in isolated islands. We are called to live in communities and in such an environment it’s easy to share all our joys and sorrows. Let God bless richly our fellowships however small it may be, that we may grow strong and mature in him together.
Let us desire to thrive spiritually in the remaining days of our life.
G - Get to know God personally.
Paul says in Phil 3:10 “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection...” Is that our desire in this post modern era? Do we just know the Christianity of Christ? Or do we know the Christ of Christianity? Let’s take time to know him personally in our lives.
R - Responding to God in prayer.
Prayer is the language of the soul where we can talk to God in an intimate way. Just being silent in his presence is also prayer. But let’s ask ourselves do I pray?
O - Obedience to God’s word.
1 Sam 15:22 says “Obedience is better than sacrifice”. God delights when his people obey his commands. Noah obeyed by doing what the Lord said. Abraham obeyed God’s call and was a blessing to many nations. Do I take God’s word seriously?
W - Walking with God.
Enoch was one who walked with God. Bible says that he lived for 365 years altogether. In which bible records 300 years he walked with God. How is our walk with God? Are we enjoying God daily? Micah 6:8b says what does the Lord require of you? To walk humbly with your God.
T - Telling others about God.
The Samaritan woman was the first evangelist in the bible. After her personal encounter with the Lord Jesus near the well, she was not able to be silent. She went all across and spread the word about the person whom she met, one who told all about her. Are we leading a witnessing life in the place where we live? Psalm 96:3 says “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples”.
H - Having fellowship with God’s people.
Heb 10:25 says Lets not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing. We are not living in isolated islands. We are called to live in communities and in such an environment it’s easy to share all our joys and sorrows. Let God bless richly our fellowships however small it may be, that we may grow strong and mature in him together.
Let us desire to thrive spiritually in the remaining days of our life.
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