Keys to Boost Your Spiritual Growthಮಾದರಿ

THE BIBLE IS YOUR FOUNDATION

The first key for growing spiritually is to spend time reading the Bible.

The Bible is God’s Word – it’s Him talking to you. It’s the foundation of all truth (John 17:17). It’s how you know the godly principles to guide your life by. People who grow spiritually are those who are familiar with God’s promises, who build their life on them, and who utilize them amid challenging times.

Ephesians 6:10 tells us to be strong in the Lord and the power of His might. We don’t have to be strong in ourselves, but in the Lord. The more you read His Word, the more you know Him and what’s available to you as His child. You begin to think differently about yourself as you realize He has set you up to succeed in every realm of life.

So take time every day to read God’s Word, then make a special effort to meditate on it. That means that throughout the day, think about what you’ve read. Joshua 1:8 says when you do this, you are making your way prosperous and you’ll have good success!

Instead of letting your thoughts and imagination run wild with all the troubles and feelings going on in your world, meditating and speaking God’s Word helps you to control your thoughts and bring them into conformity with Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). When you choose to think on good things, from a perspective of faith, you are growing spiritually.

Then, to keep growing, it’s important to commit to doing what you read in the Bible. James 1:22 says, But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. That’s an amazing admonition. If we read something in the Bible and don’t do it, we’re deceived. Yikes! I don’t want to be deceived! Do you? Of course not.

You can’t grow spiritually without reading and meditating on God’s Word every day. As you commit to do it, God will come alongside and help you to become a doer of it.