WHO IS HELPING YOU TO MATURE AS A BELIEVER, YOU OR THE LORD?

SCRIPTURE:
“….being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you 
will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”  
(Philippians 1:6)

MEDITATION:
Have you ever thought about what happened 
when you first gave your life to the Lord?
Your life changed at that point because the Lord started to work in your life.
You became a representative of Jesus to the world, 
which means you had a lot to learn about being an agent of the Lord.
We have to learn the secret of winning daily victories over sin.

Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion. 
It is a daily process where we grow to be more and more like Christ. 
We start out as a baby in Christ 
and we must be fed on the simple things of the Bible.
We learn to walk in our Christian life gradually. 
At first we will fall down and make many mistakes, 
but we are continuing to grow. 

Sadly there are many people who have stopped growing. 
They remain spiritual babies all their lives. 
But that’s not what the Lord wants for those who belong to Him.
He wants to give us a new purpose for our lives 
and He is there to help us mature in that purpose.

Those who fail to invite Him into their lives and yield to His Will,
will continue floundering around through life 
and miss out on the blessings He has for them.
They will miss out on a new and exciting life of serving the Lord.
They will also struggle with themselves because they are trying to remain 
in control, which prevents the Lord from continuing His work in them.

We may ask the question, “When will I reach total maturity?”
According to the scriptures, His work will not be completed in us
until He returns to take His servants home with Him.
The important thing for every believer is to continue growing.
In order to do that, we have to allow the Lord to continue His work in us.

ACTION:
Have you allowed the Lord to begin a work in you,
or are you still charting your own course?

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, I fall so many times but You lovingly give me 
Your strength to endure. Forgive me if I have failed to allow You 
to begin a good work in me. Remind me of the value of yielding to 
Your control in my life. Help me to refuse to be stagnant, but to allow 
You to continue working in my life and maturing me as a child of Yours.”