Grown-Up

FROM MWB ARCHIVES (Oct 2010). Parents ultimately want their kids to grow-up. Why, through the growing years, we even tell them to “grow-up" then ... they do. That's when we begin to miss those not-so-grown-up days! God’s children look so much better ... grown-up!  Growing up is tough, of course.  We can remember the physical and emotional growing pains from adolescence to young adult to adult. It’s the natural progression of life – especially the spiritual life.  It’s just not pretty when Believers remain in spiritual infancy.  No one likes the same wardrobe year-after-year. Even those who hate to shop occasionally wander through a store in search of something new and fresh!  Ephesians 4:15 tells us we are to grow up “in every way” into Christ.  Never should Christians be dressed-down from lack of sweet fellowship with The Father.  Spurgeon wrote, “If we would ripen in grace, we must live near to Jesus – in His presence – ripened by the sunshine of His smiles.”  A new season has arrived and as we bring out warmer clothing, consider if your spiritual wardrobe is last season’s.  A grown-up look in Christ is hard but it looks so good on us!