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Rest To Grow

Growth, Rest, Restoration, Spiritual Growth

Comparison of the rest found when guarding our time, hearts, sleep, and study for the purpose of spiritual growth to how our bodies grow…

Gift Of Growth

Discipline, Growth, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Maturity

“One of the most notable characteristics of great men is that they continue to develop as they grow older. While the majority of men…

Purpose And Function

Function, God's Plan, God's Purpose, Growth, Purpose

Like artists choosing the correct material for the job, so landscapers must pay attention to the purpose of the area when designing a plan…

Branches

Bear Fruit, Dependence On God, Fruit, Growth

John 15 is a continuation of Jesus’s “I am” statements from John chapter 14. Jesus is making a connection between the one true God…

High-Frequency Hearing

Authenticity, Change, Growth, Learning, Transformation

Authentic believers intently observe God’s Word, move to learn the most they can from it, and are changed. This part of living the life…

Changing Landscapes

Change, Christian Life, Faith, Growth, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Life

A stream or river visibly changes the land around it over the course of time. Just as our faith in Jesus requires us to…

Soul Cultivation

Growth, Preparation, Spiritual Life, The Heart, The Soul

A great deal of effort is needed to properly prepare a plot of land to become a cultivated garden. This PDF explains the steps…

Embracing Resistance

Challenges, Growth, Resistance, Strength, Tests, Weakness

According to medical research, “muscle size increases when a person continually challenges the muscles to deal with higher levels of resistance or weight. This…

Fighting Regression

Envy, Growth, Jealousy, Spiritual Growth

Have you ever been annoyed by someone else’s success? How about when someone else is getting a lot of positive attention and you are…

A New Chapter

Baptism, Christian Life, Community, Faith, Growth, New Life, Witness

Just as the commencement ceremony marks the beginning of a new chapter in life, so does baptism. It testifies that we have heard and…

Growth Is Endless

Growing, Growth, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Life

Most believers are familiar with the biblical metaphor of the new birth (John 3:7), but birth or belief is just the beginning for the…

Growing In Our Faith

Growth, Learning, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Life

Babies are not born speaking, walking, or able to do much of anything for themselves. They grow and learn by using their senses. Research…

No Pain, No Gain

Growth, Pain, Resistance, Sacrifice, Struggle

“No pain, no gain!” Have you heard this as you were working out? The phrase stresses the idea that growth comes about painfully, through…

Garden Variety Faith

Faith, Foundation, Growth, Roots, Strength

Compare the difference between a mighty oak tree and a quickly growing plant, such as those grown in a summer garden. An oak tree…

Inward Health

Growth, Spiritual Health, Spiritual Life, The Heart

Inward health is a natural byproduct of a healthy diet. As this funny commercial from the American Heart Association illustrates, superficially attaching something does…

Happily-Ever-After Moments

Christian Living, Growth, Movies, Sanctification

In a movie or sitcom, so many of life’s problems or grand adventures happen in less than three hours. One short montage wraps up…

Rate of Success

Effort, God's Plan, God's Will, Growth, Patience, Preparation, Process, Quick Fix, Sanctification

Isn’t it incredible to think that, in our day, we have access to just about anything and can get just about anything we want…

Stagnate

Christian Walk, Complacency, Destruction, Faith, Growth, Maturity, Sin, Soul, Stagnate, The Heart

When water stagnates and is not active in any way, there is all kinds of potential for rotten things like diseases and the insects…

Safety First

Accountability, Boundaries, Christian Life, Christian Living, Growth, Guardrails, Maturity, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Maturity

If you’ve ever had a child, babysat, or been in charge of a small group of children, you understand the importance of establishing safety…

A Spiritual Discipline

Choice, Disciplines, Feeling, Growth, Intention, Practice, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Growth, Work

Prayer, like any other discipline, requires…well, discipline. Richard Foster writes in, Celebration of Discipline, “Prayer is like any other work; we may not feel…