There are more self help books available now than ever. You can buy a book on just about any area of your life that you want to improve. It you want more organization, better health, better decorating ideas, better anything, you can find a book on it. I have read a lot of them, and sometimes it can be information overload! The book I want to concentrate on most is the BIBLE! My most earnest desire is to know God better. Twenty four hours a day, 7 days a week, I want my heart to be set on knowing and loving God. There is a great scripture in Jeremiah chapter 24 verse 7 that says just that…..I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord, they will be my people and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart. Sounds like a great thing to be doing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! So let’s look at how we can grow in God.
This week we talked about these topics:
Growing in faith
Continual Planting for continual harvest
Nurturing your soil
Be a part of a small group – Bible Study – accountability –
Having a prayer partner
Having a mentor – and being a mentor – Keeping one hand up to learn, and one hand out to teach.
Honestly we could spend a whole week on each topic, but we will briefly overview them each day this week. To keep growing we can never get stagnant. We always want our faith to be growing….let’s keep believing! That’s what believers do! Next it is important that we keep planting the Word in our life, by hearing it preached, by reading it, by studying it, by listening to it on CD, there are so many ways to hear the Word. If we want a continual harvest, we need to keep on planting! The Word goes into soil, and we determine what kind of soil we are. We definitely want to be good soil, free of weeds, free of thorns, and deep and rich. Good soil, hears the Word, accepts it and produces a healthy crop. That’s what we want to be. Another great tool for growing is to be a part of a small group, for accountability and Bible Study. One way I have personally grown tremendously is having a prayer partner…someone to learn from, to dialog together and to stay connected in prayer. Lastly, we will talk about continually being taught, and then teaching someone else what you are learning. Keeping the learning cycle alive. The teacher is the one who usually learns the most in the class, so after learning something, keep it fresh by teaching it to someone else. This is your year for spiritual growth……let’s commit be know God more intimately through the wonderful tools we have available. Make this year – your year to become your best self for God!