HINDRANCE TO SPIRITUAL GROWTH (1)
By the grace of God, this week I'll be sharing with us: attitudes that hinder spiritual growth. Today, I'll be talking about LACK OF DEEP SPIRITUAL CONVICTIONS.
Deep spiritual convictions are vital for growth. Deeply rooted crops stand firm in spite of winds and storms, but loosely rooted crops get uprooted easily. Be rooted and grounded in your convictions as a Christian, because all other hindrances thrive on the lack of deep convictions.
What do you believe about God? What do you believe about prayer? What do you believe about consecration and purity? What do you believe?
Let your convictions be formed from the truth of God's word, and be deeply rooted. If you are loose with your convictions, ungodly counsel can push you down. If you're not firm in your convictions, you'll easily consent to sinners.
In a world of "everybody does it", faulty ways of thinking become the basis for our beliefs about God, but it ought not to be. Be rooted and grounded.
The Bible says in Ephesians 4:14, "that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness..."
No one grows properly by eating every bit of junk. No crop that is not well rooted can grow for long; it will easily be uprooted and blown away.
In Gen. 49:4, Jacob told Reuben, "Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel... " And it made me think. Surely, instability is the main ingredient for failure. Instability, inconsistency, compromise are all hindrances to proper growth. Even the Lord does not like double-mindedness. The Bible says, "A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." -James 1:8
I encourage you today to be firm with your godly convictions. Build your convictions on the truth of God's word.
I pray for you that you be strengthened with might by His Spirit in your inner man and that you be rooted and grounded in the love of Christ. Amen.
God bless you. Grow in grace.
Deep spiritual convictions are vital for growth. Deeply rooted crops stand firm in spite of winds and storms, but loosely rooted crops get uprooted easily. Be rooted and grounded in your convictions as a Christian, because all other hindrances thrive on the lack of deep convictions.
What do you believe about God? What do you believe about prayer? What do you believe about consecration and purity? What do you believe?
Let your convictions be formed from the truth of God's word, and be deeply rooted. If you are loose with your convictions, ungodly counsel can push you down. If you're not firm in your convictions, you'll easily consent to sinners.
In a world of "everybody does it", faulty ways of thinking become the basis for our beliefs about God, but it ought not to be. Be rooted and grounded.
The Bible says in Ephesians 4:14, "that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness..."
No one grows properly by eating every bit of junk. No crop that is not well rooted can grow for long; it will easily be uprooted and blown away.
In Gen. 49:4, Jacob told Reuben, "Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel... " And it made me think. Surely, instability is the main ingredient for failure. Instability, inconsistency, compromise are all hindrances to proper growth. Even the Lord does not like double-mindedness. The Bible says, "A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." -James 1:8
I encourage you today to be firm with your godly convictions. Build your convictions on the truth of God's word.
I pray for you that you be strengthened with might by His Spirit in your inner man and that you be rooted and grounded in the love of Christ. Amen.
God bless you. Grow in grace.
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