Hebrews 6:1 ...Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding....v.3 And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.
Just as we'd be disturbed to see a grown man or woman still sucking his/her thumb, God doesn't want us to stay spiritual babies either. He wants us to grow up and mature so we can go on and help others to grow spiritually too. Peter says to crave the milk of the Word of God and Paul says to go on from there to the meatier, stronger things.
So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech .....you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation (1 Peter 2:1-2). We don't want half an experience but the full experience.😊
One way we know we need to do some growing is when we take offence. If we don't take offence we know we're making progress.😊 When we say 'I can never forgive them', we know we need some help from the Holy Spirit to grow in that area. It may be in the area of growing in confidence or controlling our moods, all sorts of things!
Thankfully we have the Holy Spirit to help us and as we allow the Lord Jesus Himself to live in us and through us, He will change us from the inside out if we let Him.
It's a bit like watering our flowers in the garden to help them grow, the Word of God waters us and helps us grow spiritually too.😊
Isaiah 48:11 The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.
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