Streamglobe Devotional

STREAMGLOBE DEVOTIONAL Broadcast 4865 Topic: Signs of Growth Click here for the audio version: streamglobe.org/aud4865 Ephesians 4:14 (NET) So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes. Sandra was facing a challenge that deeply troubled her. She was a believer and had certain spiritual gifts, but this particular problem proved stubborn. She prayed and fasted about it for months, yet the situation remained. Eventually, she decided to meet with her discipler, an older and more spiritually mature woman. After listening to Sandra, her discipler received prophetic insight concerning the problem and prayed for her from that understanding. The problem was subsequently resolved. Sandra was amazed. Her discipler had prayed once concerning a problem she had battled for months. The difference was in her discipler's spiritual maturity. Sandra knew it was time for her to grow; it was time to be less self-centered and more selfless. One attribute of spiritual maturity is the willingness to give. Babies primarily know how to receive, but as children grow into responsible adults, they learn to contribute and care for others. There are believers who give to God’s work primarily because they expect to receive something in return. This is still the “take, take” mentality of spiritual infancy. Spiritually mature believers give because of love. They understand that they are already blessed in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms (Eph. 1:3). They give purposefully and cheerfully (2 Cor. 9:7), supporting the Gospel, meeting needs, and honoring those who faithfully minister spiritual things to them. Mature believers are also stable. They are not easily tossed about by every wind of doctrine or manipulated by promises of instant breakthroughs. They are grounded in God’s Word and act from conviction rather than impulse. Go into today knowing that spiritual maturity is demonstrated by the way you live. Renounce every attitude of spiritual infancy and embrace the responsibilities of spiritual growth. As you mature, the fruits will become evident in your stability, discernment, generosity, and effectiveness in the things of God. Prayer: Lord, help me to grow into spiritual maturity. Deliver me from every childish attitude and teach me to give, serve, and live from love. Establish me firmly in Your Word and make me spiritually stable and discerning. In Jesus’ name, Amen. —SD Abraham If you wish to start getting Streamglobe Daily, click here to join our WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/E65dqaVf0Zl6Z5t5v1qCws Bible In 1 Year: Psalms 90-92 Audio Bible Link: streamglobe.org/4865 Streamglobe is interdenominational. Kindly share this devotional and let's touch lives together. Listen to streamglobe Radio here: streamglobe.org Get our Android App here: streamglobe.org/android Get our iPhone App here: streamglobe.org/apple