Notes
There are no short cuts to maturity ..God views our lives from and for eternity, so he is not in a hurry
You can only give to God as much as you understand at the moment ... Gradual process
Discipleship is the process of conforming to Christ ...the fullness of Christ ...Christlikeness is the destination, the journey lasts a lifetime ..we awe obsessed with speed ..God wants strength and stability
Why does it take so long?
We are slow learners ..need to relearn ..Israel quickly forgot God's lessons ..little by little as Holy Kand was taken
We have a lot to unlearn ..hard work of removal and replacement ..take off old self
We are afraid to humbly face truth about ourselves ..prison if denial ..need to be humble and teachable
Growth is often painful and scary ..no growth without change, no change without fear/loss and no loss without pain
Takes time to develop ..there are no instant habits
Believe God is working in your life ...everything on earth has its own time and it's own season ..slow steady stream of water erodes the hardest rock
Keep a notebook of lessons learnt
Be patient with God and yourself ..Gid has a timetable ...80 years to prepare Moses
Mushrooms grow overnight ...great oaks takes hundreds of years ..great souls are grown through struggles and storms and seasons of suffering
Don't get discouraged ..a delay is not a denial from God
Please be patient, God is not finished with me yet ..even the snail got to the ark by persevering
Thoughts
God began doing a good work in you, and I am sure he will continue it until it is finished when Christ will come again Phil 1:6
Keep notes of spiritual growth...blog?
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