A Plan for Spiritual Growth
When fall approaches, I start asking the Lord to place on my heart what I need to have as my spiritual focus for the next year. After spending time seeking the Lord about an area of spiritual growth for the year, I develop a plan.
Here are a few suggestions if you’d like to join me in this activity:
- Take some time each day to look up several Scriptures pertaining to the particular topic. A good way to accomplish this is by using a concordance. Simply look up a few references at a time, jotting down notes as you go and cross referencing related passages.
- Record passages that are particularly meaningful or thought provoking on 3×5 cards or a journal for memorization and use for further meditation.
- Research, purchase, and read good books on the particular topic. A good commentary is quite helpful as a study tool. Use resources as you would a school textbook. Don’t just read, but thoroughly study the subject.
- Ask questions about the topic you’re studying. Be inquisitive in order to learn. Ask questions as you read Scripture, as you are in conversation with others, as you go through your day in prayer.
- Go online to research the topic. Visit good websites which offer recorded messages like www.ReviveOurHearts.com, www.desiringgod.org, or www.gty.org/Resources/.
- Humbly approach the topic of study, recognizing that although you may have some knowledge, there is still much to learn and apply to your life. Ask God for grace to grow in this area and to use your growth for His glory.
- Share with others what God is teaching you. Allow your transparency and admission of need in this area to be an example and inspiration for others to follow in pursuing spiritual maturity.
Would any of you like to join me in this endeavor? If so, would you share the area of growth you believe God is leading you to cultivate this year?
We can pray for each other as we enter this journey together!
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6 Comments
Darcie
I definitely will be joining you on this endeavor, and will be praying for your walk too. I have been praying for a while. The past couple of days, I have been asking myself what kind of christian am I really? Do I really walk out my life the way God calls us too? Tonight, these 2 verses really spoke to me and I knew the direction He is leading this next year-(1 Corinthians 3:10b-11 NKJV) “But let each one take heed how he builds on it. For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” The fundamental principles I believe God is leading me to not only meditate on, but also apply, is obedience and submission to God’will. Jesus humbled Himself and was obedient to the Father to the point of death so that we have life. We are to be salt, light, and image bearers in a world where the prince of darkness rules. Since coming to the Body, my prayer over and over has been “More of You Lord and less of me.” I want God to be glorified in my life. Jesus glorified God in His obedience…I want to do the same.
Kimberly Wagner
Wow, Darcie, that sounds like a great plan and Scripture passage for your study! Seeking to know and understand God’s will for your life is an essential and Jesus is the only foundation for building a meaningful life.
A study that you might find helpful this year is: Seeking Him.
You can read more about this 12 week study here:
http://www.kimberlywagner.org/?p=102
It can be ordered through Moody Publishers, Amazon, or Revive Our Hearts ministries:
https://www.reviveourhearts.com/store/product/seeking-him/
I look forward to hearing from you about what God is teaching you this year!
Blessings, friend ~
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