There is a movement in the body of Christ taking place; God is shifting us onto the road of maturity. Somewhere between the book of Acts and the church of today, the body has gotten off of course, and we have become man made, instead of God made. We’ve gotten so far away from what God intended, and His desire now is for us to get back on track.
Luke 8:14 NIV
The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are chocked by life’s’ worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
It’s time to progress people of God. During this time God is holding up a mirror in the face of every believer. He is having us look at ourselves and at what lies within us, He is showing us the things that we need to change, the things we need to be better in, and it’s all of the people that are willing to look at what God is showing them, that He will be able to use in these upcoming days. It’s time to stop being content with milk…
Hebrews 5:12 NLT
You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.
It’s time for us to start eating solid food. It’s time for us as a body to progress just as a child would from infancy to adolescence to adulthood.
Hebrews 6:1 NLT
So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding…
We have to begin to want more; more revelation concerning the Word, concerning God and His Kingdom. And then we have to put to use what we read and what we hear as I discussed the other day.
As we as believers begin this walk, God wants me to tell everyone reading this DO NOT get discouraged during this growth process, during this maturing process. It WILL NOT happen overnight. You don’t have to try to run when you can’t even walk. The only thing God is looking for right now is forward progress. He desires for us to start right where we are, whether we are on our bellies or our feet, whether if we can only crawl or run. Wherever we are right now, this is the place God wants us to start from. God says, do not get discouraged if you stumble, or trip He will be there to help you up. All He is looking for is perseverance to stay the course, so that we can go from milk to baby food, from baby food to solids, and from solids to meat. It is one step at a time, there is no room for guilt or condemnation along the journey, God is not disappointed with you; He sees your heart. The only thing that can make you miss this, is if you refuse to move. If you refuse to look in the mirror and see what God is showing you that needs to be changed, if you turn your back on it. The only thing that can stop you is you. God desires for us to get to a place where we know who we are, where we know that we are not trying to be something, but that we already are; where we are not trying to take authority over the enemy, we already know that he is under our feet, where we can love when someone slaps us in the face. A place of growth, and a place of maturity. That is God’s desire for His children. So let’s start together people of God, let’s look in the mirror and start moving down the road of maturity, so that we can do the work of the Kingdom. God bless!
Tracy Houston
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
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