Spiritual Growth

It had been 20 weeks, she could feel those tiny energetic feet kicking around. By 36 weeks, she knew there was definitely life in her; that baby was growing and soon it would outgrow the little accommodation it temporarily occupied and be ready to embrace the bigger world.

Growth is associated with changing phases; from one stage to another. Christians ought to grow too.

There's conception:this is the stage that results from intimacy between two people. There has to be a relationship between you and God.His love for you is clear but the question we need to ask ourselves is, how much do I love HIM?

You would spend time with someone you loved right?..then it should be exactly the same with God- spend time in prayer, meditate on His word, give Him your praise and worship Him!

Then next is forming: this occurs through the experiences you gain.Everything that happens to you, happens for a reason....God Knows exactly what you have you have to go through in order to produce the Character of Christ in you!

In Galatians 4:19, Paul writes " My little children, for whom I labour in birth again until Christ is formed in you"

...Paul was working hard, probably praying 24/7 for these people to ensure that they were Christ-like in the same way God will do whatever it takes to bring about the Character of Christ in you.

The final stage is pushing:When you commit to bringing forth what God has placed within you, you'll have to push against everything everybody ever did to you or said about you!God helps you to bring out that character but its up to you to push! You have to push against satanic attacks in all their form such as bad memories, low self esteem and feelings of worthlessness. The devil may have spent years pushing you aside, pulling you back and putting you down BUT today God is saying "I want to open you up, I want to empower you to give birth to what I've placed within you"

When a baby is born, everything in the family changes. The same is true for you. When you give birth to what God's placed within you, everything will be affected. God's blessings will overflow and touch every area of your existence..

The Lord is good all the time!