I gave my life to Christ around 1997 and shortly after receiving Christ and not seeing any changes in me or my life I felt that christianity was not for me. So I went out looking and trying other ways to make my life better and more victorious. I mainly tried a lot of New Age teaching because I wanted to live anyway I wanted and be in control of my own growth and my overall life. I falsely believed that there were too many rules in the church. In my eyes it was one too many thou shall not…
In trying to follow the New Age thing I did everything UNDER the sun but there was never that sense of enlightmentment that they teach so much about. I wobble back and forth between New Age and Christianity for a while until I lost 2 very close dear friends and it was there that Jesus met me at my need. I was so hurt, so broken and so lonely and for a while I thought I would never be ok but the glory and goodness of God was there for me. After that I knew serving Jesus Christ was the only way for me to go . I have fallen and fallen HARD since then but in 2005 I truly made the decision to GO all the way with the LORD. From that point on and until now I have learn and grown so much in the truth about christianity. I see now that being a christian is NOTHING like I was taught when I was younger.
Christian growth means knowing that religion is different from relationship with Jesus Christ. There are thousands of believers who know church but they lack the knowledge of HIM who calls us to be the church. Also it means knowing that though the commandments were under the old covenant they are still relevant and important to God we are NOT under the law but saved by grace. We know that when we obey Jesus Christ it is not to stop us but to save us. Christian growth means that we don’t sit back passively and not cooperate in our what God is doing in our lives. Jesus has done what HE was doing to for us and NOW the ball is in our court to walk in the truth with the quickening of the Holy Ghost. I have learn the purpose of the Holy Spirit is not just to my sunday morning shout-on. But He is my helper and will led me into ALL truth. Christian growth causes us to learn that God NEEDS our agreement and participation to have the abundant life Jesus came to give us. I encourage you to read in any of the four gospels the exchange between Jesus and the people He healed and delivered.
Real christian growth causes us to know and believe our power and authority in Christ. I have learned that apart from Christ I can do nothing. It is so refreshing to know I can make THE choice and decision to live a better, fuller life. It is freedom to know that LIFE and DEATH is in the power of my tongue.
What I am trying to say is that being saved is NOT about being passive or about staying stagnant. Christian growth causes us to have decisiveness in our prayers. Your prayers should be to ask, believe and receive (decide it done) all at once. You are called to agree and confess God’s word and truth truth and word over your lives and others. Christian growth means the renewal of your mind to bring about change and conformity into His image. You should be living based on your choices in Christ and not the conditions of the world.
Today you can choose to stop staying neutral and if you don’t like what you see in your life – change it. We change our lives when have grown enough to become hearers and doers of the word of God. Believe what God says about you and not the world. He created you so He is the only expert on you.
Ephesians 4:14-15 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Today I pray that message will teach you and heal you. According to your faith be it unto you. Manie
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