Making a decision to grow up is powerful. When you make this decision using the word of God, it is incomparable to any other decision you will ever make. Anyone who has done this and gone on the journey through the word of God and stayed through it, will share the same sentiments. It is a wonderful thing to grow up, but the "key ingredient" to your success in growth is commitment. If you do not have this very vital ingredient -- you will not succeed.
There are many examples in the Bible of people who decided to grow up and change their ways. From Paul, who killed Christians, to Sarah who laughed at God when He said she would conceive a child at an old age. No matter where you are in your life, there is room for growth. God understands this but he needs a willing participant. The Lord loves maturity. He also knows maturity and growth is a process. The important thing is that you must understand this too.
When you decide to grow up, you are making a commitment to putting the "old you" away and work on becoming the "new you." This is not always easy, because your old self usually does not want to leave you. I'm sure you probably know what I am talking about. This predicament is where the challenge lies. The old you might be a reckless spender or someone who never finishes what they start. He/She might get offended easily and cannot take criticism from anyone. Which in turn could make you become depressed and/or possibly very angry and defensive. If you think about it, you have probably lost many battles to the old you, which has gotten you into a mess and eventually into a place where growth must take place in your life.
If you want your marriage to be successful, you must grow up. If you want to keep a good job, you must grow up. Managing your finances properly takes growing up as well. Growth is not easy, but it is essential to life. There are growing pains in the process. Since growing pains are uncomfortable the word of God is essential to your victory. Growing up is very hard to accomplish if you do not have an example from a person. This person does not have to be physically present. This is where the Bible comes in.
In Ephesians 5:1 it says, "Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children." Here is your example of who to be like -- God. God manifested himself in the flesh as Jesus to give us a perfect example of decision-making, maturity, and how to live your life. This following of God means to imitate his movements and be like him. The only way you can be like God is to spend time studying the Bible, praying, hearing and listening to audio and video to expand your growth in His word to become more like Him. Daniel was dedicated to prayer with the Lord, which is an example of maturity and using time to get proper guidance from Him. Prayer with the Lord helps you to make the proper decision in every situation. Jesus was a man of prayer too. He prayed and engaged with the Father all the time. Prayer doesn't have to always be in private, it can be at the grocery store or at home cooking dinner. God loves when we talk to him often. Once you create a relationship with the Lord and train yourself to conversate more with Him, you will begin to enjoy it also.
Throughout my research, I have learned that the majority of people grow up when they change their environment or circle they hang around. Environment is usually tied to your destiny. If you hang around angry people who listen to depressed music, more than likely you will become an angry person who listens to depressed music. On the other-hand, hanging around people who are in pursuit of God, education, self-respect, honesty, love, those are the traits you will more than likely pick-up. This is vital in your growing up process. Take a minute to think about the people you hang around with and what they stand for and how they live their lives. Then answer if you believe you will grow-up and make responsible choices regarding your life continuing to hang around them. You should have your answer. The type of people you hang around and what they are about will eventually get inside of you and dictate your future.
Nowadays, it seems like not many people are doing things that are conducive to growth or growing-up. Judging others, irrational behavior, spending all day on social-media, fits of rage, cheating on their mate, drunkenness, hate, using people for personal gain, and much more. Hanging around the wrong people will cause you to waste so much of your valuable time. Don't worry. There are people who are focused on growth, you just have to ask God to guide you to those people for the benefit of your future. God knows exactly what you need in your life. He's just waiting for you to ask Him. When you start asking Him to guide you he will remove the wrong people from your life and begin to add the right people. It's a process. In Jeremiah 29:11 it says, "For I know the thoughts I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." The one who created the heavens and the earth thinks positive things toward your life and he already knows what you need before you ask him, you just need to get started on the asking part.
The journey of growing up is not always easy, but the benefits of wisdom, protection, guidance that God will give you are irreplaceable. A major part of growing up is making the first move with God and showing Him you are committed to growth, and once God sees this move -- your life will begin to change in miraculous ways.
There are many examples in the Bible of people who decided to grow up and change their ways. From Paul, who killed Christians, to Sarah who laughed at God when He said she would conceive a child at an old age. No matter where you are in your life, there is room for growth. God understands this but he needs a willing participant. The Lord loves maturity. He also knows maturity and growth is a process. The important thing is that you must understand this too.
When you decide to grow up, you are making a commitment to putting the "old you" away and work on becoming the "new you." This is not always easy, because your old self usually does not want to leave you. I'm sure you probably know what I am talking about. This predicament is where the challenge lies. The old you might be a reckless spender or someone who never finishes what they start. He/She might get offended easily and cannot take criticism from anyone. Which in turn could make you become depressed and/or possibly very angry and defensive. If you think about it, you have probably lost many battles to the old you, which has gotten you into a mess and eventually into a place where growth must take place in your life.
If you want your marriage to be successful, you must grow up. If you want to keep a good job, you must grow up. Managing your finances properly takes growing up as well. Growth is not easy, but it is essential to life. There are growing pains in the process. Since growing pains are uncomfortable the word of God is essential to your victory. Growing up is very hard to accomplish if you do not have an example from a person. This person does not have to be physically present. This is where the Bible comes in.
In Ephesians 5:1 it says, "Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children." Here is your example of who to be like -- God. God manifested himself in the flesh as Jesus to give us a perfect example of decision-making, maturity, and how to live your life. This following of God means to imitate his movements and be like him. The only way you can be like God is to spend time studying the Bible, praying, hearing and listening to audio and video to expand your growth in His word to become more like Him. Daniel was dedicated to prayer with the Lord, which is an example of maturity and using time to get proper guidance from Him. Prayer with the Lord helps you to make the proper decision in every situation. Jesus was a man of prayer too. He prayed and engaged with the Father all the time. Prayer doesn't have to always be in private, it can be at the grocery store or at home cooking dinner. God loves when we talk to him often. Once you create a relationship with the Lord and train yourself to conversate more with Him, you will begin to enjoy it also.
Throughout my research, I have learned that the majority of people grow up when they change their environment or circle they hang around. Environment is usually tied to your destiny. If you hang around angry people who listen to depressed music, more than likely you will become an angry person who listens to depressed music. On the other-hand, hanging around people who are in pursuit of God, education, self-respect, honesty, love, those are the traits you will more than likely pick-up. This is vital in your growing up process. Take a minute to think about the people you hang around with and what they stand for and how they live their lives. Then answer if you believe you will grow-up and make responsible choices regarding your life continuing to hang around them. You should have your answer. The type of people you hang around and what they are about will eventually get inside of you and dictate your future.
Nowadays, it seems like not many people are doing things that are conducive to growth or growing-up. Judging others, irrational behavior, spending all day on social-media, fits of rage, cheating on their mate, drunkenness, hate, using people for personal gain, and much more. Hanging around the wrong people will cause you to waste so much of your valuable time. Don't worry. There are people who are focused on growth, you just have to ask God to guide you to those people for the benefit of your future. God knows exactly what you need in your life. He's just waiting for you to ask Him. When you start asking Him to guide you he will remove the wrong people from your life and begin to add the right people. It's a process. In Jeremiah 29:11 it says, "For I know the thoughts I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." The one who created the heavens and the earth thinks positive things toward your life and he already knows what you need before you ask him, you just need to get started on the asking part.
The journey of growing up is not always easy, but the benefits of wisdom, protection, guidance that God will give you are irreplaceable. A major part of growing up is making the first move with God and showing Him you are committed to growth, and once God sees this move -- your life will begin to change in miraculous ways.
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