Christian Maturing

 

    A Christian is maturing if they are becoming more like Jesus every day.  Everyone has a different starting and end point, so every journey looks different.  Don't compare your journey to anyone else.  Your journey is personalized for you.  The point is you are growing in your relationship with God.

    Maturing is growth and development.  Christian maturity is not about how much you are at church looking the part.  It is about what you do when no one else is around.  Are you living out your sanctification?  Do you claim your identity in Christ with integrity?  Do you live set apart to be holy or are you like everyone else in the world?

    Christian maturity is accepting where you are at in life and thanking God.  It is being willing to give up dreams, aspirations, and ideologies about your life to follow Jesus.  You are mating if you are growing in that relationship becoming more like him in small ways everyday.  

    When you become a Christian you are positionally sanctified to be a part of God's family.  As you mature in your Christianity you are progressively sanctified.  This process last until the day you die and joint Jesus.  That is when you get the perfected sanctification by receiving your eternal body and living in perfection.  That is what all of this is about: eternity with God.

    God started His good work in you and He will see it through.  Are you willing to go along for the journey or will you reject your divine appointing?  The journey means working out your doubt, what you believe, why you believe it, and willing to continue to learn and grow.  A Christian maturing thinks, acts, and speaks differently from the person that they were before they encountered Jesus for the first time because their world has transformed from within.

    Maturing in Christianity is a slow process.  You work on it a little everyday.  You treat it like a marathon so you do not burn out quickly.  You take each temptation on winning some battles and losing some battles.  The point is to learn from the battles lost and try to do better next time.  The point is to never give up or quit.  

    Life has seasons that can make you reel, but always turn to the Bible to find the truth.  You will get tired, but God will also give you rest.  If you allow the Holy Spirit to always be working on your heart you will learn to ask for what you really need.  You will learn to love like Jesus.  You will learn how to forgive yourself and other people.  You will learn to take certain things in stride and not allow people to affect you too much. Make sure you place people in your life to be true friends to help you grow.     

Proverbs 27:17, Matthew 25:23, Roman 6:1-4, 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 3:1-4, Ephesians 4:17-24, Philippians 1:3-6, 2:12-13, Colossians 3:1-11, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, & Hebrews 5:11-14, 12:1-4