Spiritual maturity=Christlikeness

Measure yourself against Jesus, measure your growth in him. If we take such pride in our growth in life, why not in this? You mark lines on the door frame for height, weigh yourself to see that your gaining muscle, watch your bank balance grow. All of these things we take pride in, so why not take pride in our spiritual growth and our nearness to Jesus?

Why not continually go through the process of transformation and draw nearer to Him and take pride in that?

We often think about maturity as having to do with the amount of knowledge you have and what you know. Its not necessarily  its how you use that knowledge. My pastor made a point to say that spiritual maturity=Christ likeness. The knowledge you have just puffs you up, but when you allow that knowledge to change your mind, and enter your heart, and transform your life and then you are able to re-release that into the world, then that is true maturity, and something we should measure. So let us all grow and enter this process of transformation that will renew our minds and our lives, and bring us closer to Jesus and His likeness. So, as part of our 30 day challenge at church, this week we are called to become more like Jesus.

So to become like Him, what was Jesus like?
-doesnt judge, instead offers compassion (woman at the well)
-generous (fed 5000 people)
-selfless (knew no sin,but died on the cross for US)
- hospitable
- true to his word (covenant with Abraham)
-walks by the Spirit to become loving, patient, kind, self-controlled (Galatians 5)

These are just a few characteristics of who He was. But it is an interesting way to read the Bible, to see each story for who Jesus is in it, to see His likeness. It will help give you a new perspective on who the Lord is, but also who you should be as your draw nearer to is likeness. So I challenge you to pick up your Bible and compile a list of all that you think Jesus is based off of readings, and strive to become more like Him as you walk with the Spirit and with Him. It will renew your mind and help you to move towards more spiritual maturity. So go now! pick up your Bible and get reading, and then pray!

Love Kristy