PERSONAL CHRISTIAN LIFE SUCCESS: GROWTH
Posted on May 20, 2021 by GRACE SLATER, One of Thousands of Christian Coaches on Noomii.
This is an article written to encourage growth, transformation and true rebirth of self.
How do we grow as Christians?
Is it by accumulating more Bible knowledge, or gaining more recognition in church? or perhaps it’s by developing Christ-like virtues. These may be our concepts about what it means to grow as a Christian, but Christian growth according to the Bible is not just a matter of knowledge or self-effort. It is entirely a matter of the growth of Christ in you which in turn leads to total life transformation..
The life which must grow in us is the divine life of God. When we first turn to God and believe in Jesus Christ, we are not only saved from judgment, but even more, we become born again in our spirit with the life of God. Now, in addition to our human life, we have the very life of God in us
Being born of God, we became children of God, as John 1:12-13 tells us:
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, to those who believe into His name, who were begotten not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
Just as the birth of a child is only the beginning of a life, and he continues to grow in that life until he reaches maturity, our being begotten with the life of God is only the beginning. God wants to see His children grow in His life.
To grow as a Christian is also not just the development of our natural, human life; it is the growth of our relationship with God and the holy spirit. To understand better, we will look at:
a. Foundations- Do You Struggle To Worship God? What things are in place of God in your heart? We will learn about how to be revived spiritually in Jesus Christ. He talks to us about what it means live like Him and charges us to take our walk and relationship with Him deeper.
Bible Road map: We look at a few misconceptions about Christian living. Do we often wonder if Is it possible to actually be a Christian in this world? And why is baptism a crucial part of faith in Jesus. Baptism is the public symbol that you are believing in Jesus, receiving His saving work as your own, and publicly declaring to others that you are no longer what you used to be.c. Faith: As we start a new journey, we struggle to find hope during difficult times. The key to finding hope is creating a new narrative for ourselves by ensuring that God is always a part of our narrative.
This new narrative, which includes God, then translates into the best version of you!!
